nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220521-182224-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220521s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220521-182224-0 doi eng 342 23 Ibezim-Ohaeri, Victoria Author aut Enabling Digital Authoritarianism in the Name of Counterterrorism - Lessons from Nigeria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Victoria Verfassungsblog 2022-05-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Nigeria's transition to a digital economy is in full swing. As terrorism and violent extremism are ravaging certain parts of the country, the mounting insecurity has necessitated huge budgetary allocations to national security, giving way to a new kind of digital authoritarianism. Serious concerns have been raised regarding the misuse of collected data and arbitrary surveillance, which undermine human rights and civic freedoms. CC BY-SA 4.0 data protection digital authoritarianism nigeria Right to Privacy surveillance Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/os6-nigeria/ raw object