DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 2 -- FOR many people, privacy sounds vague and abstract. Something technical. Something for banks, big companies or people ‘with secrets. In everyday conversations, it is easy to hear phrases like this does not concern us or it is just a picture. Yet the truth is simpler and more unsettling.

Privacy concerns all of us because personal data is produced by ordinary living. Every call, photo, video, message, registration form and online interaction leaves a trail.

This reality came into sharp focus during the International Data Privacy Day 2026 Celebration on 28th January, organised by the Tanzania Privacy Professionals Association (TPPA) held at the University of Dar es Salaams Faculty of Law. I participated in t...