Dr. Patricia Boshe is a data protection trainer, researcher and consultant. She is a co-founder and co-director of the African Law and Technology Institute (AFRILTI); a research institute focusing on the interrelation between law, technology and society from an interdisciplinary perspective. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a law lecturer in Tanzania. Currently, a senior researcher at the Research Centre for Law and Digitalization (FREDI) at the University of Passau in Germany. Some of her research activities involve assessments and critiques on privacy and data protection in Africa. Her publication record includes a book on data protection, book chapters and over dozen of international referred journal articles, book reviews and practical legal comments.