Proposed bills threaten privacy rights

Niël Terblanché Namibia is currently grappling with a concerning predicament because bills aimed at intensifying the monitoring of digital communications are in the works and will give various authorities unprecedented access to private correspondence. A recent analysis of these proposed bills by the Economic Policy Research Association (ERPA) has shed light on the potential implications, raising alarm bells about the erosion of constitutional rights and personal privacy. ERPA, in an exhaustive examination of the forthcoming bills, has voiced apprehensions about the trajectory the nation might take. One of the primary concerns highlighted in the ERPA report is that heightened surveillance…