Data protection & privacy laws in Liberia (2026)

A bill titled 'An Act for the Collection, Processing, Transmission, Storage, Protection, and Use of Personal Information in Liberia' was submitted by President Joseph Boakai and referred to the House Committee on Post and Telecommunications in June 2025 for review; no enactment has been confirmed as of May 2026.

Article 16 of the Liberian Constitution guarantees the right to privacy, including the privacy of correspondence, but there is no dedicated implementing data-protection statute in force.

The Electronic Transactions Law regulates retention of electronic records and obliges data collectors to protect consumer data and not disclose personal information to third parties without notice, but it is not a comprehensive data protection instrument.

Liberia has no data protection authority; the Liberia Telecommunications Authority oversees the telecoms sector but does not function as a general data protection regulator, leaving individuals with limited legal redress for data misuse.

Liberia is drafting policy to implement the ECOWAS Supplementary Act on Personal Data Protection; the pending bill was developed with support from Internews under the EU-funded Liberia Media Empowerment Project.

Liberia's Cybercrime Act of 2025 received Senate concurrence in January 2026, addressing certain cyber-related offences, but it does not constitute or substitute for a data protection framework.