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Cameroon Cybersecurity Law

Law 2010/012 Relating to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime

Cameroon's cybersecurity and cybercrime law establishing privacy protections in electronic communications and criminalizing child grooming.

Jurisdiction

Cameroon

CM

Enacted

Dec 21, 2010

Effective

Dec 21, 2010

Enforcement

National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC)

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Electronic communication service providers
  • • Online platform operators in Cameroon
  • • Entities communicating with minors electronically

Capability triggers:

● servesMinors (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Operator

Safety Provisions

  • • Privacy protections in electronic communications
  • • Child grooming criminalized
  • • Data breach penalties
  • • Electronic surveillance restrictions
  • • Cybercrime investigation framework

Enforcement

Enforced by

National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC)

Penalties

criminal liability

Criminal liability

Fines and imprisonment including doubled penalties for crimes against minors

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
Yes
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Cameroon's child grooming criminalization and doubled penalties for crimes against minors create heightened liability for AI chatbot platforms used to target minors.

Cite This

APA

Cameroon. (2010). Law 2010/012 Relating to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/cm-law-2010-012

BibTeX

@misc{cm_law_2010_012,
  title = {Law 2010/012 Relating to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime},
  author = {Cameroon},
  year = {2010},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/cm-law-2010-012}
}

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