● Post-surveillance notification should be included in the process of interception. ● There needs to be more clarity on who within the security agencies can be held responsible in the event of data leaks. ● The law should clarify offences, penalties, and fines in the event of data mismanagement within the security agencies. Relevant readings Brayne, S., 2020. Predict and Surveil: Data, discretion, and the future of policing. Oxford University Press, USA. Hungwe, B & Munoriyarwa, A. (2024). An Analysis of the Legislative Protection for Journalists and Lawyers Under Zimbabwe’s Interception of Communications Act, Statute Law Review, Volume 45, (1). DOI: hmae018, https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmae018. Institute of Public Policy Research. 2021.Not fit for purpose– the Data Protection Bill. Accessible at https://action-namibia.org/https-action-namibia-org-wp-content-uploads-202212-data-protection-bill-web-pdf/. Munoriyarwa, A., 2021. When watchdogs fight back: resisting state surveillance in everyday investigative reporting practices among Zimbabwean journalists. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 15(3), pp.421-441.