By Sarmad Shahbaz You might have heard the trending punchline – “data is the new oil”. For me, data is more beneficial and more important in today’s world than ‘outdated’ oil – bearing in mind Tesla’s rise in the global market. In fact, everything happening around us is now categorised into data patterns. Human life today …

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A new national identity card with links to an American credit card company raises red flags for Timi Olagunju, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, who urges Nigeria to enact strong data and privacy protection legislation. Recently, Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan launched a new national e-ID card. Powered by MasterCard, it is a …

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