The Kenya Times on MSN

Data Protection Office confirms full deletion of Worldcoin’s biometric data

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has confirmed that all biometric data previously collected from Kenyan ...
The Kenya Times on MSN

184 Kenyans to be compensated as ODPC cracks down on data breaches

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued 184 compensation orders to Kenyans affected by data breaches ...
Wired

What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak?

Since Saturday, a massive trove of Facebook data has circulated publicly, splashing information from roughly 533 million Facebook users across the internet. The data includes things like profile names ...
allAfrica.com on MSN

ODPC Issues 184 Compensation Orders to Data Protection Complainants

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued 184 compensation orders to Kenyans affected by data breaches since the enactment of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (DPA).Out of 9,061 ...
Engadget

Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakenly ...

Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has found Tusla failed to demonstrate a lawful basis under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for its processing of a whistleblower’s personal data.
Forbes

GDPR Violations And Fines: Trends, Insights, and Compliance Strategies

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...