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Nigeria: NDPB investigates companies over alleged data breach
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau ('NDPB') announced, on 25 February 2023, that it is investigating over 110 data controllers and data processors for various degrees of data privacy and protection breaches. In particular, the NDPB noted that the most concerning are those in the financial and telecoms sectors, which include four banks, online lending companies, a telecommunications company, and a gaming company. More specifically, the NDPB highlighted that the vulnerabilities in these sectors are partly due to the capabilities of intrusive mobile apps, noting that a lack of due diligence on the part of data controllers in engaging data processors or vendors who have access to personal data of customers can result in abuses in violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999.
You can read the press release here.
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