Tech

Automated road traffic L.I. to be operational by end of March

The proposed law is intended to give legal force to Traffitech-GH, a technology-driven platform desi...

SEC unveils sandbox rules for crypto service providers

According to the SEC, the sandbox will give regulators the chance to monitor how emerging virtual as...

Singapore court fines lawyers for citing fake AI-generated cases

Justice S Mohan of the Singapore High Court directed each lawyer to pay S$5,000 (about US$3,900) aft...

CSA flags WhatsApp Web scam using “Astaroth” malware to harvest OTPs and bank logins

From the Authority’s account, the scheme is engineered mainly for Windows computer users and typical...

Data Protection Commission signals tougher posture, declares 2026 year of enforcement

Launching Data Protection Week 2026 in Accra, the Commission’s Executive Director, Dr Arnold Kavaarp...

Mahama assents to VASP Bill, formally legalising and regulating crypto and virtual assets in Ghana

The assent, confirmed in a statement by Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director-General of the Securities a...

US-based Ghanaian tech lawyer wins top child data protection award

The ceremony, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel, was organised by PICCASO Africa to celebrate individua...

TikTok seals US investor deal to sidestep looming American ban

In an internal memo, Shou Zi Chew said the transaction – due to close on 22 January – would secure t...

Sharing explicit SHS content could lead to 5–10 years in jail - CSA warns public

In a public advisory issued on Monday, 15 December 2025, the Authority reminded citizens that the cr...

Lambo.com investor loses domain to Lamborghini

Arizona-based Richard Blair bought the domain in 2018 for about $10,000, betting that “Lambo” – a wi...

Bank of Ghana moves to tighten cyber rules as digital payments surge

Officials say a revised Cyber and Information Security Directive is expected early next year, with t...

BoG registers 100+ Crypto firms under New Virtual Assets Policy

The move, announced in a policy paper titled “Ghana’s Policy Position on Virtual Assets and Service ...

GJA raises red flag over Cybersecurity Amendment Bill

Addressing the media in Accra on Monday, November 3, to mark the International Day to End Impunity f...

Data Protection Commission probes access to patient data in Lightwave eHealthCare dispute

The probe follows a national controversy surrounding the Lightwave Health Information Management Sys...

Justice Tanko urges judges to enforce deterrent justice against cybercrime

Speaking at the third Ghana–Nigeria Symposium on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence held in Accra, J...

Joint Cyber Security Committee inaugurated

The launch took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the opening of the National Cyber Security A...

YouTube to pay $24.5m in Trump lawsuit settlement over account suspension

The settlement, reached with YouTube’s parent company Alphabet, comes after similar payouts from oth...

Beware of deepfake scams using leaders’ faces-CSA warns

According to the Authority, cybercriminals are deploying artificial intelligence tools to create hig...

UK’s biggest law firms race to lead AI adoption

The biggest firms are also stacking their teams with AI specialists: among the top 20, those with a ...

Google hit with $425M in privacy suit

The ruling followed a lawsuit brought by users who accused the tech giant of accessing their mobile ...

Communication Ministry to table bill against online fraud, fake news, hate speech

Once passed, the legislation will target rising cyber-related crimes, including online fraud, scams,...

Cyber-attack stalls Jaguar Land Rover production

The company, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, said it took immediate action to lessen the impa...

GRA to track crypto earnings with new tech, says Commissioner-General

According to him, the GRA’s soon-to-be-deployed platform will allow the Authority to identify crypto...

Ghana set for biggest Tech law overhaul in decades — Sam George

The proposed legislative package includes separating the National Communications Authority (NCA) Act...

First major national crypto legislation passed in US

The new law, known as the Genius Act, establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins—cryptocurre...