Rights & Ethics

data protection

Legal and technical measures to secure personal and sensitive data.

Definitions (4)

Legal and technical measures intended to secure personal and sensitive data, covering rules and safeguards for collection, processing, storage, sharing and access, and envisaging a dedicated data protection law and related regulatory frameworks.

The legal and technical measures taken to safeguard personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, ensuring privacy and data subject rights. It involves securing information and respecting individual control over personal data.

Lagos State AI GuidelinesDefinition 2 of 4

Refers to the strict adherence to established protocols and legal frameworks designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive public and personal information processed or generated by AI systems within the public administration.

Data protection refers to the implementation of appropriate administrative, technical, or physical means to guard against unauthorized use, intentional or accidental disclosure, modification, or destruction of data. This encompasses both static and dynamic data, ensuring its integrity and confidentiality.