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Liberia enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in 2010, which establishes a legal right of access to public information held by government bodies and public institutions and includes provisions for the protection of personal data and individual privacy in information held by public entities. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Information and the Independent Information Commission. The FOIA establishes obligations for public bodies to protect personal information of individuals from unauthorised access and disclosure, to use personal data only for the purposes for which it was collected, and to implement security measures protecting personal information held in government information systems. The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), established by the Telecommunications Act of 2007, regulates electronic communications and has issued requirements for telecommunications service providers regarding the confidentiality of subscriber personal data. Liberia does not have a standalone comprehensive personal data protection law applicable to the private sector, but the FOIA 2010, LTA regulatory framework, the Liberian Constitution's privacy protections, and the provisions of the Penal Law of Liberia together constitute the primary legal framework for personal data protection in Liberia. Liberia is a member of ECOWAS and is subject to the ECOWAS Supplementary Act on Personal Data Protection.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Independent Information Commission and Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Republic of Liberia · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.lta.gov.lr
SHA-256 integrity: 70bb85c56f477553c2b686205e707c831595e9451356b093093da1bed32c3d33
Primary Citations — 6 traced to source
- Liberia Freedom of Information Act 2010 - personal data protection and privacy provisions applicable to public bodies
- Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), established under the Telecommunications Act of 2007 - subscriber data regulatory framework
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