Description
As a data subject, you have a right to know the location of your personal information. You should also be aware of the safeguards that are in place to protect your data from exploitation. Why is this coming up? Because, from time to time, organisations and government agencies will transfer data between themselves or between servers. There are risks involved during the transfer process. These risks usually centre around adequate protection of data while it is being transferred. Michael Sile and Urenna Ukonne of TaxTech are here to give a better understanding of the risks involved during local or international transfer of data. This, however, comes after an introduction to the nature and basis for transferring Personal Data.
Check out our website, https://taxtech.com.ng, for more on protecting your data from cyber criminals. You can also become a Privacy Professional through our NDPR Academy.
The enforcement regime under the data protection law are tougher and the litigation risk is much more pronounced. There are also significant restrictions on liability.
This means a bigger stick for the regulator, more rights for the individual as well as rights for pressure groups.
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