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REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
-------Paix – Travail – Patrie
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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
-------Peace – Work – Fatherland
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LAW N° 2010/012 OF 21 DECEMBER 2010
RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERCRIMINALITY
IN CAMEROON
The National Assembly deliberated and adopted,
The President of the Republic hereby enacts the law set out below:
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 : This law governs the security framework of electronic communication networks
and information systems, defines and punishes offences related to the use of information and
communication technologies in Cameroon.
Accordingly, it seeks notably to:
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build trust in electronic communication networks and information systems;
establish the legal regime of digital evidence, security, cryptography and electronic
certification activities;
protect basic human rights, in particular the right to human dignity, honour and respect
of privacy, as well as the legitimate interests of corporate bodies.
Section 2. This law shall not cover the specific applications used in national defense and
security.
Section 3. The electronic communication networks targeted by this law shall include:
satellite, ground and electronic networks when they are used to route electronic
communications and audio-visual communication broadcast or distribution networks.
Section 4. Within the meaning of this law and its implementing instruments, the following
definitions shall be accepted:
(1) Illegal access : unauthorized intentional access to all or part of an electronic
communication network, an information system or terminal equipment;
(2) Administration in charge of telecommunications: ministry or minister, as the case may
be, invested with general powers over telecommunications and information and
communication technologies by the Government;
(3) Algorithm: series of basic mathematical operations to be applied to data to achieve a
desired result;
(4) Asymmetric algorithm: cipher algorithm using a public key to cipher and a private key
(different) to decipher messages;