May 19, 2021
The countdown is on, the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) comes into full effect on 1 July 2021. With the deadline looming, there is a lot of confusion and ambiguity regarding its definitions, requirements and enforcement thereof.
By Wale Arewa, CEO of Xperien
Failure to comply will result in steep fines for violators. Businesses have had ample time to prepare, but many are now scrambling to become compliant. They have realised that the impact is enormous, significant and unresolved personal data protection issues could result in financial penalties.
PoPIA regulates the usage and collection of personal data. Companies are required to handle all data carefully and provide customers with tools to update or delete personal information. They also need to alert consumers immediately if there is any form of breach.
JDE denies ‘covert surveillance’ allegations Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE) has denied allegations it was filming members of staff at a recent protest for ‘covert surveillance’ reasons.
Workers union Unite claimed JDE had its members, their families and members of the public filmed and photographed during a 15 May picket protesting what it calls ‘fire and rehire’ tactics at the Banbury factory.
Joe Clarke, Unite national officer for the food industry, labelled JDE’s actions a flagrant breach of data protection legislation and claimed management intended to use the surveillance for future blacklisting of current employees.
A JDE spokesman said it was investigating the complaint, but added there had not been a breach in General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in relation to filming in a public space.
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Customers wait to be served as well as keeping social distancing at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Eldoret branch offices [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
This week s public release of defaulting taxpayers by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) suggests that even important and reputable state agencies have yet to internalise the recently enacted Data Protection Act.
What line did they and others cross when they share personal information publicly with our consent?
Citing several laws, the KRA publicly listed the names and Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) of 62,727 taxpayers who they allege, failed to file their tax returns. They further threatened them publicly with deregistration and cancellation from the system within thirty days. Painful at times given runaway economic recession, public debt and corruption, paying and reporting taxes are legal obligations. They are also a fundamental contract between citizens and the state. The easiest way to grind a state
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