Stealing of African data must stop - Sam George warns foreign Big Tech
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Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has issued a strong warning to foreign Big Tech firms over what he descri…
Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has issued a strong warning to foreign Big Tech firms over what he described as the “stealing” of African data, saying the continent must act decisively to protect its digital assets. Speaking to journalists in Accra on June 4, 2026, the MP for Ningo-Prampram said Africans cannot demand reparations for slavery while allowing a new form of digital colonization to take root. Sam George argued that African data i…