Data protection guides and articles

18 articles from eSMS Africa about data protection. Newest first.

• Bulk SMS in Ghana for Business: Consent Law, Act 843, Twi and MoMo What the NCA unsolicited messages code and the Data Protection Act 2012 mean for bulk SMS in Ghana, plus sender IDs, Twi encoding, mobile money messages and a checklist. AfricaSMS· 9 min read
• SMS API in Egypt: Law 151/2020, Sender IDs, Arabic Unicode and Code A developer guide to SMS in Egypt: what Articles 17 and 18 of Law 151/2020 require, sender ID registration, Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat by e& and WE numbers, and Arabic segment maths with code. Developers· 8 min read
• Bulk SMS in Ethiopia: Proclamation 1321/2024, Amharic Unicode and Both Networks How Ethiopia's Personal Data Protection Proclamation 1321/2024 affects bulk SMS, plus sender IDs, Ethio telecom and Safaricom numbers, Amharic Unicode and the local clock in reminders. AfricaSMS· 7 min read
• Bulk SMS in Cameroon: Consent Law, Four Networks and Bilingual Messages How consent rules apply to bulk SMS in Cameroon under the 2010 e-commerce law and Law 2024/017, plus the four networks, French and English messaging, accent encoding and FCFA mobile money messages. Guide· 7 min read
• Bulk SMS in DR Congo: four networks, the Digital Code, Lingala, Swahili and USD DR Congo needs routes to four networks, messages in French, Lingala or Swahili depending on the province, and care with USD versus CDF. Here is how the ARPTC to ARPTIC transition and the 2023 Digital Code affect senders. AfricaSMS· 7 min read
• Bulk SMS in Malawi: MACRA, consent and opt-out rules, Airtel and TNM, Chichewa Malawi's 2016 cyber law bans unsolicited SMS without consent and makes ignoring an unsubscribe an offence; the 2024 Data Protection Act adds a right to object. A practical guide to networks, SIM verification, Chichewa and setup. AfricaSMS· 7 min read
• Bulk SMS in Botswana: the Data Protection Act 2024, BOCRA, Mascom, Orange and BTC Botswana's Data Protection Act 2024 took effect on 14 January 2025 with strict consent and a right to object to direct marketing. What that means for SMS, plus networks, SIM registration, Setswana copy and a setup checklist. AfricaSMS· 7 min read
• Hospital and Clinic Appointment Reminder SMS in Kenya When to send appointment reminders, what to leave out of the text, and what the Digital Health Act 2023 and ODPC registration mean for Kenyan hospitals and clinics. Guide· 9 min read
• Appointment and community-health SMS in Rwanda Appointment reminders, results-ready notices and vaccination prompts for Rwandan clinics and health programmes, what RapidSMS showed, and how to handle health data under Law 058/2021. Guide· 7 min read
• Clinic and Pharmacy SMS Reminders in Uganda Appointment, immunisation and refill reminders for Ugandan clinics and pharmacies, what the UCC quiet-hours exemption really covers, and how to handle health data. Guide· 9 min read
• SMS Marketing Law in Kenya: Consumer Rules, the DPA and ODPC Cases What Kenyan law actually says about SMS marketing: the CA opt-in rule, the Data Protection Act and its 2021 regulations, ODPC compensation awards and a checklist. Guide· 8 min read
• Rwanda's data protection law and SMS: NCSA, consent and storage Phone numbers on your SMS lists are personal data under Rwanda's Law No 058/2021. Consent, NCSA registration, data localisation and breach rules explained for SMS senders. Not legal advice. Guide· 8 min read
• Tanzania's data protection law and SMS marketing: what to do first What Tanzania's Personal Data Protection Act 2022 means for SMS marketing: PDPC registration, collecting numbers properly, the section 35 opt-out right, sensitive data and a pre-send checklist. Guide· 8 min read
• Zambia's Data Protection Commissioner: what SMS senders must do The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is now enforcing Zambia's 2021 Act. Here is what businesses, schools and churches that send SMS should do about registration, consent and opt-outs. Guide· 7 min read
• Security & Data Protection Encryption in transit, strict access control, data-subject rights and IP allowlisting. Help· 1 min read
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• Is my data secure? Yes. Web, dashboard and API traffic uses HTTPS (TLS 1.2 or 1.3), SMPP binds accept connections only from the IP addresses on your allowlist, and API keys are scoped and revocable. Staff access follows least privilege and is logged, and we never expose your keys. Help· 1 min read