Data mining in the era of data protection by Dr Mike Irene There is a new saying: “data is the new oil”. It serves as a lubricant in many industries. To have more data is life for companies. As such, companies mine data in order to generate new information. David Hand, the British statistician, summarises …
by Dr Mike Irene Any data privacy regulation raises confusion, more thoughts, and sometimes, haphazard conclusions. This has been the case around the world. However, national data protection authorities rise to the occasion to address these obfuscations. Last week, in my article, I argued that NITDA, as Nigeria’s designated data protection authority, is not doing …
By Michael Irene, PhD The assessment of the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation compliance scheme seems like a chore to most Nigerian companies. This article gives a practical scenario for assessing NDPR compliance. For this scenario, let’s call the business Broski Enterprises Ltd. The company is a Nigerian mid-sized enterprise that exports consumer goods. Its sales and …
NDPR and the data protection officer function By Michael Irene, PhD The Nigerian Data Protection Regulation states, under Implementation Mechanism, that every data controller shall: • Designate a Data Protection Officer to ensure adherence to this [NDPR] Regulation, relevant data privacy instruments and data protection directives of the data controller; • [and] may outsource data protection …
