This Privacy Scorecard evaluates 32 companies in Uganda to determine their compliance with Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019.The scorecard assessed the performance of the following sectors: the Social Sector, e-commerce, financial, telecom, and government agencies against five indicators. The indicators were: Practicing robust data security, compliance with privacy best practices, disclosure of relevant information to data subjects, mentioning third parties with whom personal data is shared, and mentioning the nature and quality of information shared with 3rd parties. From the assessment, a general overall low index score of 35% was recorded, with the e-commerce sector scoring an average score of 50%, the financial sector at 36%, and the telecom sector at 35%.
The report is an important resource for persons interested in understanding the state of privacy and data protection in Uganda. Through this report, the Privacy Symposium Africa hopes to raise awareness about the importance of privacy and encourage companies to prioritize data protection in their operations.
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