“Underground economy”: Beware about theft and sale of your personal information
A lack of law enforcement culture and skilled staff with adequate knowledge about electronic crime and corrupt African courts' failure to prosecute online crime perpetrators has turned African countries into a fertile ground for cyber criminals . Rampant theft and sale of personal information taken from the Internet and mobile devices has prompted calls for tougher laws in countries like Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. One can hardly go for a week without several countries reporting how the police has detained online and mobile money fraudsters. In most African countries, criminal code procedures sets out legal evidence as testimonies from legal experts and defendants, hand written letters, witnesses and material exhibits and apart from a few selected countries procedures do not include electronic evidence. Although African countries are establishing cyber crime divisions within police to tackle the menace, it would be ineffectual and futile mission for police to prosecute c...
Comments
Post a Comment