Digital rights firm calls for accountability in data protection

Former Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of ICT, Maureen Mbaka, British High commissioner representative Nicole Gregory and Data commissioner Immaculate Kassaitduring the launch of the Data Protection Act on January 28, 2022, at Kenya School of Government. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

A digital rights firm has urged individuals and civil society to continue to hold to account all actors to ensure best practices are adopted, and privacy as a right is protected.

In a press statement commemorating World Data Protection and Privacy Day, Pan African Digital Rights and Inclusion organization Paradigm Initiative (PIN) said the private sector within African governments must be aware of the process of digitalisation that is being initiated at high speed on the continent and improve their privacy policies.