A gendered perspective for data privacy | Chenai Chair  

A clip from the Civic Tech in Africa Podcast with Nathi Mcetywa. Find it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In this episode, Chenai Chair discusses data privacy from a feminist lens. She highlights the relevance of data privacy in the African context and the intersection between data and gender. Chenai emphasizes the importance of understanding data protection from a gendered perspective and the need to address the biases and inequalities in data collection and processing. She also critiques the multilateral approach to data protection laws and advocates for context-specific laws that centre communities and people. Chenai provides insights for developers to build technology that is inclusive and community-driven, and she introduces the My Data Rights Africa platform as a resource for understanding data rights from a feminist perspective.