Kenya Publishes Data Protection Act Guidance Compendium
Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner published the Data Protection Act guidance compendium to help entities comply with the country's 2019 Data Protection Act, the office announced Friday. Several sector-specific guidelines were developed, including notes on processing children's data, biometric data and personal data for journalistic purposes.
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In addition to the uses above, the office also published guidance notes for processing data for historical and statistical purposes; in the public sector; by micro, small and medium enterprises; for research purposes; and for the publication of recorded media photos. Comments will be accepted until May 30.