Data Protection DeterminationsWe provide highlights of data protection determinations published by various Information Regulators across Africa.KenyaThe Data Regulator dismissed a claim against Zoscales Partners after it established that the Responde...
Data Protection DeterminationsWe provide highlights of data protection determinations published by various Information Regulators across Africa.KenyaAirtel Networks Kenya Limited failed to update a customer's record due to an error, violating the cus...
Data Protection NewsKenyaThe Office of the Data Protection Commissioner was held to have breached Regulation 11(1) of the Data Protection (Complaints Handling Procedure and Enforcement) Regulations, 2021 which requires the respondent to a complaint t...
Scammers often capitalize on the increased online and in-store activities, preying on unsuspecting individuals eager to partake in the joyous celebrations. In this article, we will guide you through essential tips to safeguard yourself from the pitfa...
Learners have different learning styles. Visual learners will appreciate a good movie.In catering to visual learners, we have curated a list of compliance-related movies to cater to various code of conduct areas, along with their key cast members and...
2023 is fast becoming the year of compliance teams. The year has seen new regulations and laws being promulgated. These new laws come against a backdrop of increased pressure by the government (national and county) to raise revenue in order to financ...
Introduction:The Data Protection Act, of 2019 introduced us to the era of stringent data protection regulations. To that end, the handling of personal data has become a paramount concern for individuals and organizations alike. In this article, we...
On 12 June 2023, the leader of the Majority Party published the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2023 with Parliament.The Bill repeals the Persons with Disabilities Act, No.14 of 2003. The Act had a large focus on physical accessibility an...
The Kenyan government launched the Gava Mkononi app this week.Against this backdrop, there are genuine concerns about steps being taken to safeguard citizen data. Today, we review the risks associated with recycled phone numbers.Gava Mkon...
Ethics and compliance officers have to perpetually scope the environment to draw out emerging trends impacting organizations. as a result your ethics and compliance program cannot remain static and it must evolve with those emerging trends.We have id...
A data breach occurs when an incident exposes protected information such as personal data.The breach may involve loss or theft of a customer or employee list, an unencrypted hard drive, lost thumb drive, exposed attendee list, which may be containing...
Digitizing policy management can help an organisation achieve culture change through accountability.A digital system provides a centralized, automated, and transparent approach to policy and procedures management that is very supportive of accoun...
This article seeks to highlight three items that we consider to be important when it comes to #data compliance.It is based on the work that we are doing to support organisations implement or strengthen data compliance systems. 1. Apply the age-old #c...
The Registrar of the High Court has implemented a Register of Convicted Sexual Offenders under the Sexual Offences (Dangerous Offenders DNA Data Bank) Regulations, 2008.The Registry will make available a sensitive category of data to the public and i...