Data Protection – Mirene Global Consults

ON WHATSAPP’s €225m FINE AND OTHER DATA PRIVACY MATTERS.

Data Privacy, Data Protection, NDPR / By mireneglobal

The Irish Data Protection Commission fines WhatsApp €225m (£193m). The fine stems from an ongoing investigation to ascertain whether WhatsApp has been transparent with how they process the data sets of users in their possession. Even after several policy updates, WhatsApp consistently fails to meet the European General Data Protection Regulation demands. The big question, …

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MANAGING THE THIRD-PARTY LIFECYCLE PROCESS IN INFORMATION GOVERNANCE.

Data Privacy, Data Protection, NDPR / By mireneglobal

Let’s call the company HSH Limited. The company uses a lot of third-party companies to serve their customers, to fulfil deliveries and to keep their physical environment clean and secure. They use other third-party companies for the storage, deletion and archiving of sensitive and non-sensitive data. In one of their third-party supplier audits, they found …

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VULNERABILITY IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Business, Data Privacy, Data Protection / By mireneglobal

It is important to define vulnerability first. The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre defines it as a “weakness in an IT system that can be exploited by an attacker to deliver a successful attack.” In other words, they are gaps that any group of unscrupulous individuals can use for malicious works.

Facebook and Apple Data Privacy War – An Insight

Data Privacy, Data Protection / By mireneglobal

written by Dr Mike Irene Many people trust social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, to mention those three. Despite opinion polls showing low public esteem for some of these companies regarding their data privacy methodologies. Focus here is on Facebook, their fight for what they call a “free” internet and the problem that arises. …

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Non-existence of Data Privacy Framework in Nigerian schools

Data Protection, NDPR / By mireneglobal

Less than one per cent of Nigerian schools are compliant with the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation. Yet, many schools manage sensitive personal information and personal information of students and employees daily. This disregard for basic human rights is worrying. You probably are thinking that private institutions take data privacy seriously, but you are wrong. Many …

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Data privacy maturity model in organisations.

Data Protection / By mireneglobal

AS A STAKEHOLDER, DO YOU know your organisation’s privacy maturity model? If not, this article is for you. In simple terms, I explain what an organisation’s privacy maturity model stands for, the various features, and how it can help any organisation with their data privacy management schemes. Whether they know it or not, various companies …

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Data Protection Compliance: Putting your business in a global perspective

Business, Data Protection, NDPR / By mireneglobal

Data privacy is a business function. Complying with the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), therefore, is a critical component in building a successful contemporary business. Investment in data privacy and protection yields a great return by protecting the company’s physical assets, personnel assets, IT assets, and operational assets. Investing in data protection compliance helps a …

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Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA), Data and information during COVID-19 pandemic

Business, Data Protection, NDPR, Nigeria / By mireneglobal

As the world grapples with the unprecedented spread of coronavirus, the role of data gathering becomes prominent. Oliver Morgan, the Director of the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Development at the World Health Organization (WHO) says “It is critically important that all countries are able to report their COVID-19 situation.” What WHO’s Morgan proposes …

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NDPR and the Data Protection Officer Function

Business, Data Protection, NDPR, Nigeria / By Mike 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 to a verifiably competent firm or person. This is new. …

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NDPR: Key Areas Companies Can Focus on

Business, Data Protection, NDPR, Nigeria / By Mike Irene, Phd

f anything, data protection compliance is something slightly new in Nigeria. It is new because Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) is in its infant stages. As such, data compliance is relatively a new concept. The chance of any Nigerian company attaining a hundred percent compliance is minuscule. This article points out, in brief detail, certain data …

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