Data Protection 101

Its been a great run, discussing topics across the data protection spectrum; lawful basis for processing data, privacy notices, cookies, cybersecurity, and more, this podcast has sought to provide data protection knowledge in the most relatable way with our host, Victoria Oloni, and her amazing guests.

But like all good things, the show must come to an end. As we close this chapter, Victoria recalls previous episodes with two random members of our audience, Abosede Hassan and Precious John-Adeyemi. Abosede is a final year law student, while Precious is a startup lawyer.

We hope that this podcast has been inspiring for you, educative, and encouraged you to take real steps towards managing your personal data better. Hopefully, this isn't goodbye,

See you soon...

Did you know that all phone numbers in Nigeria are the property of the Federal Government and no one can own a number in perpetuity?

This episode of the podcast with Moses Faya covers something we all have experienced at least once. Someone calling you out of nowhere, asking to speak to someone else. Your response likely was, 'wrong number'. What happened is that your phone number was recycled.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• the dangers posed as a result of phone number recycling
• tips for avoiding these dangers
• controversy of recycling phone numbers that are now linked to unique National Identity Numbers (NINs) and Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs)

Moses Faya is a lawyer working at the intersection of technology, policy, and law. He leads the technology policy team at the Advocacy for Policy and Innovation where he advises on ICT laws and compliance.

To read Victoria's Medium article titled, “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle”: Are we running out of phone numbers?, click here.

To read more about Anthony Okolie, the man arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) for using a phone number used by the President's daughter, click here.

To read more about the 'killer' Bulgarian phone number, click here.

In this episode, Victoria discusses cookies (the internet type, not the edible type) with Ridwan Oloyede. He is the Co-Founder of Tech Hive Advisory where he leads the technology policy team. He advises on the global aspects of cybersecurity policy, data protection and privacy laws, digital health and digital ethics. Ridwan is a Fellow of Information Privacy with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and a Research Fellow at the African Academic Network on Internet Policy (AANOIP).

Cookies are simply tiny text files that are installed on your device to improve user experience on the internet. When you visit a site and don't have to fill in your username and password everytime, cookies are involved. Cookies can be used to track user behaviour and for ad targeting. The categories of cookies include:

• first party cookies
• third party cookies
• session cookies
• persistent cookies
• zombie cookies
• necessary cookies

The uses of cookies are also discussed, privacy issues raised by them, dark patterns and best practices for cookies.

If you'd like to play the game on dark patterns that Ridwan and Victoria referred to, head to https://termsandconditions.game/