Kampala court convicts businesswoman over mobile loan data privacy breach

Kampala court convicts businesswoman over mobile loan data privacy breach

While Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 strictly regulates how personal information is collected and processed, digital rights experts warn that data breaches remain a persistent...

UNBELIEVABLE!! Kampala Woman Sent To Luzira Over Mobile Money Loan, Ugandans Warned

A Kampala court has sentenced a 31-year-old businesswoman to a fine of Shs 100,000 or two months in prison for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing a client’s personal data. Finah Atlist, a resident of Kalerwe zone in Kampala, was sentenced on Friday, June 12, 2026, by Makindye Grade One Magistrate Geoffrey Akena. The conviction followed a successful plea bargain agreement between Atlist and the prosecution, an arrangement where an accused person…