The Data Protection Commission wishes to remind the general public of the scaling up of enforcement of the Data Protection Act 2012, (Act 843) in the following areas:
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT PLANNED ENFORCEMENT ACTION DP ACT 2012, ACT (843)
The Data Protection Commission wishes to remind the general public of the scaling up of enforcement of the Data Protection Act 2012, (Act 843) in the following areas:
Section 46 (3) A Data controller must register with the Data Protection Commission
Section 50 Registration with the Commission shall be renewed every two years
Section 56 Failure to register with the Commission is an offense liable to summary conviction to a fine or a term of imprisonment
Section 82 Conditional request for personal data for the provision of goods and services is an offense
Section 88 Prohibition to sale of personal data
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Online Loan Apps are Breaching the Privacy of Individuals Press Statement by the DPC
PUBLIC WARNING: ONLINE LOAN APPS BREACHING PRIVACY RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
Digital loan services have become an increasingly easy-to-go-to avenue for people to access credit, as many are unable or ineligible to secure loans through traditional providers such as the banks. But in recent times, the Data Protection Commission has received tons of complaints regarding the harassment and debt shaming approaches these online digital loan services are using to deal with defaulters. Our background checks have established that these online loan applications are unlicensed and therefore have no authorization to operate.
The digital lending apps require certain permissions upon installation, including access to users' private information such as their contacts, text messages, location and calendar. One would have thought that the data collected is used to screen users' behavioral data and assess their eligibility for loans, but complaints from borrowers indicate that the data collected is to debt shame when these borrowers' default in payment. Other complaints also indicates that even in the event of full repayment the administrators of the loan apps take advantage of the data in their possession to infringe on borrowers' privacy right. Unfortunately, these apps remain largely unchecked and have continued in their operations causing distress, defaming borrowers and violating the privacy of individuals.
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Data Protection Commission Celebrates a New Chapter in Enforcing Privacy Accountability and Empowering Data Subjects
The Data Protection Commission celebrates Data Protection and Privacy Day under the theme “A New Chapter in Enforcing Privacy Accountability and Empowering Data Subjects”
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