Tech
Mahama assents to VASP Bill, formally legalising and regulating crypto and virtual assets in Ghana
The assent, confirmed in a statement by Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director-General of the Securities a...
US-based Ghanaian tech lawyer wins top child data protection award
The ceremony, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel, was organised by PICCASO Africa to celebrate individua...
TikTok seals US investor deal to sidestep looming American ban
In an internal memo, Shou Zi Chew said the transaction – due to close on 22 January – would secure t...
Sharing explicit SHS content could lead to 5–10 years in jail - CSA warns public
In a public advisory issued on Monday, 15 December 2025, the Authority reminded citizens that the cr...
Lambo.com investor loses domain to Lamborghini
Arizona-based Richard Blair bought the domain in 2018 for about $10,000, betting that “Lambo” – a wi...
Bank of Ghana moves to tighten cyber rules as digital payments surge
Officials say a revised Cyber and Information Security Directive is expected early next year, with t...
BoG registers 100+ Crypto firms under New Virtual Assets Policy
The move, announced in a policy paper titled “Ghana’s Policy Position on Virtual Assets and Service ...
GJA raises red flag over Cybersecurity Amendment Bill
Addressing the media in Accra on Monday, November 3, to mark the International Day to End Impunity f...
Data Protection Commission probes access to patient data in Lightwave eHealthCare dispute
The probe follows a national controversy surrounding the Lightwave Health Information Management Sys...
Justice Tanko urges judges to enforce deterrent justice against cybercrime
Speaking at the third Ghana–Nigeria Symposium on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence held in Accra, J...
Joint Cyber Security Committee inaugurated
The launch took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the opening of the National Cyber Security A...
YouTube to pay $24.5m in Trump lawsuit settlement over account suspension
The settlement, reached with YouTube’s parent company Alphabet, comes after similar payouts from oth...
Beware of deepfake scams using leaders’ faces-CSA warns
According to the Authority, cybercriminals are deploying artificial intelligence tools to create hig...
UK’s biggest law firms race to lead AI adoption
The biggest firms are also stacking their teams with AI specialists: among the top 20, those with a ...
Google hit with $425M in privacy suit
The ruling followed a lawsuit brought by users who accused the tech giant of accessing their mobile ...
Communication Ministry to table bill against online fraud, fake news, hate speech
Once passed, the legislation will target rising cyber-related crimes, including online fraud, scams,...
Cyber-attack stalls Jaguar Land Rover production
The company, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, said it took immediate action to lessen the impa...
GRA to track crypto earnings with new tech, says Commissioner-General
According to him, the GRA’s soon-to-be-deployed platform will allow the Authority to identify crypto...
Ghana set for biggest Tech law overhaul in decades — Sam George
The proposed legislative package includes separating the National Communications Authority (NCA) Act...
First major national crypto legislation passed in US
The new law, known as the Genius Act, establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins—cryptocurre...
Indian Universities Reinforce Academic Standards Amid Rising AI Misconduct
In response to a surge in generative AI–facilitated academic misconduct, Indian universities are enf...
Elon Musk's X battles New York over hate speech disclosure law
In court documents submitted on Tuesday, X contends that the law infringes on free speech rights by ...
Ghana’s parliament moves toward legislation on lifestyle audits to combat corruption
During his address in Parliament on June 9, Speaker Bagbin emphasized that various stakeholders, inc...
Tanzania blocks access to X over pornography
Information Minister Jerry Silaa told local media that the decision was driven by concerns over cont...
Coinbase faces $400M fallout from sophisticated cyber breach
The breach, disclosed just days before the company is set to be added to the S&P 500 index, involved...
