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Tanzania does not have a comprehensive data protection law, although several rules and regulations addressing data regulation and data privacy exist. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By Bob Karashani
Reporter in Dar es Salaam
Nation Media Group
Tanzania and Uganda have some of the harshest SIM card monitoring policies in the world, joining the league of Saudi Arabia and North Korea.
Tanzania, like Uganda, has adopted the use of fingerprint technology for SIM card registration purposes, which has been cited as a threat to privacy.