This proposed legislation aims to reinforce individuals’ fundamental right to protection of their personal data and privacy by establishing clear rules for the collection, processing and storage of personal data. It also seeks to consolidate a secure and inclusive digital environment and ensure Mozambique’s compliance with the standards of the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection. The bill is one of a series of initiatives taken by Mozambique to strengthen its digital sovereignty, alongside the approval of two bills on cybersecurity and cybercrime on 30 September.
If approved, the Personal Data Protection Bill will apply to any natural or legal person, whether public or private, who carries out activities relating to personal data for economic or non-private purposes in Mozambique. However, the processing of personal data for journalism, artistic and literary expression, the free development of personality, dignity and exercising citizenship rights is excluded from the scope of the bill.
These rules may also be waived by the competent authorities when necessary for national defence and public security.
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