Country
Uganda

Source
Article by African Centre for Media Excellence

Title
Social media crime crackdown. There’s more to this story. June 22, 2015 - by Harriet Anena

About
About the Police Cybersecurity Unit - contains links to articles in the Daily Monitor on the same subject. | The only evidence of the Police cybercrimes unit is via articles like these | Covers the Computer Misuse Act

Key findings
Article raises the following questions: What are the powers of the cybercrimes unit? How exactly will it operate? To whom is it accountable? | Where does the establishment of a cybercrime unit, leave the UCC-established cyber unit? | Will the two government bodies collaborate, if so, what are the mandates of each? | Where does the law say about all this? | What about the issue of privacy of internet users? | Article concludes: As the police crack down on cyber criminals, the collateral damage should not be freedom of expression and the right to internet use. Therefore, how will this balance be struck?

Website
https://acme-ug.org/2015/06/22/social-media-crime-crackdown-theres-more-to-this-story/