“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns by Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Reporting Highlights Strings Attached: U.S. officials are demanding access to the health data of millions of Africans as a condition of giving billions of dollars in lifesaving aid to African countries. Privacy Concerns: Experts said the deals are vague and lack standard language to guard personal data from being exposed, misused or commercialized without people’s consent. America First: The U.S. said it needs access to the data to keep people safe and that it will be anonymized. The deals are part of a plan to use aid to make America “more prosperous.” https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary