Emmanuel Kwasi Gadasu
Emmanuel Kwasi Gadasu
CEH || CDPS || CIPM || CIPP-E || MSc IT and Law || Data Privacy Consultant || Information Security Trainer || Programmer || IT Trainer ||
January 28, 2020
Data Privacy Day, which lands annually on January 28, is “an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust”.
An individual can only enjoy privacy when the individual is aware of who has access to her data, the reason for which the data was collected, how long the data shall be stored, which people have access to the data among others.
Privacy is your right and you must do everything to safeguard it.
Personal Data is information relating to natural persons who:
(1)can be identified or who are identifiable, directly from the information in question; or
(2)who can be indirectly identified from that information in combination with other information.
Examples of personal data includes: name, phone number, email address, identification name,identification number, location data, an online identifier and so many more.
The person about whom data is collected is called the Data Subject.
The person or institution that collects data about another individual is called the Data Controller.
Due to the devastating impact breach of privacy has on the individual, countries have put in laws and regulations to protect the privacy of its citizens.
In Ghana, the Act 843 was enacted to give protection to people. THe act specifies the obligations of the Data Controller and rights to the Data Subject.
Act 843 (17) Privacy of the individual
A person who processes data shall take into account the privacy of the
individual by applying the following principles:
(a) accountability,
(b) lawfulness of processing,
(c) specification of purpose,
(d) compatibility of further processing with purpose of collection,
(e) quality of information,
(f) openness,
(g) data security safeguards, and
(h) data subject participation.
Act 843 (18)Processing of personal data
(1) A person who processes personal data shall ensure that the personal data is processed
(a) without infringing the privacy rights of the data subject;
(b) in a lawful manner; and
(c) in a reasonable manner.
Below are some of the rights of the Data Subject as enshrined in Act 843
- Right of access to personal data Act 843 (35)
- Exemption related to religious or philosophical beliefs of data subject Act 843 (38)
- Right to prevent processing of personal data Act 843 (39)
- Right to prevent procession of personal data for direct marketing Act 843 (40)
- Rights in relation to automated decision-taking Act 843 (41)
- Rights in relation to exempt manual data Act 843 (42)
Education and awareness is key to ensure everyone stays safe and enjoy their privacy
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