Kenya says cyber cafés won’t need to monitor users’ browsing history

Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has clarified new licencing rules for cyber cafés, saying operators will be required to keep basic customer and session records but will not have to track users’ browsing histories.
The clarification, issued by the agency on Thursday , follows public discussion and media reports about the new requirements for Public Communications Access Centres (PCACs), which provide internet access to people who may not have personal computers, reliable connectivity, or other digital resources.
It comes amid longstanding concerns in Kenya about how personal data is collected, stored, and accessed. The Huduma Namba case , which involved legal challenges to the ...