[kictanet] The European Union General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)

Thu May 31 00:23:18 EAT 2018

Dear Listers,

GDPR, the implications that could be associated, it requires a lot of
change in handling of personal data and being able the option to any of the
users delete their data especially when deal with a company or an
individual European Union. Further if there is non compliance the fines are
at a starting of €20m plus.

Thanks

On Thu, 31 May 2018 at 00:13, Daniel Obam via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I agree with Eng. Kariuki , the implications of GDPR are immense. The
> discussions ought to match the gravity of the impact of GDPR. E.g. What do
> we, as Kenya, have to do not to be negatively affected by the European
> regulations.?
>
> I know we don’t have privacy and personal data protection legislation.
>
> iPad
>
> On 30 May 2018, at 07:32, JACK MAINA via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> Barrak,
>
>
> Could you have a copy of the paper by Juliet Wangui on how GDPR will
> affect African countries? Could you recirculate it?
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jack Maina
>
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> Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 28, 2018 10:48 PM
> *To:* Jack Maina
> *Cc:* Barrack Otieno
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] The European Union General Data Protection
> Regulation(GDPR)
>
> Hi bwana Kariuki,
>
> The GDPR conversation has been going on on this list for a couple of
> months. If you check the archives, you will even find a paper by
> Juliet Wangui on how GDPR will affect African countries. I am also
> happy to note that companies such as Kenya Airways and Elewana
> collections have taken steps to comply with GDPR requirements such as
> appointment of Data Protection officers and revision of their privacy
> policies. I am sure there are many others that might have done so
> without much fanfare.
>
> Regards
>
> On 5/28/18, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> wrote:
> > Last  Friday May 25,2018, The European Union General Data Protection
> > Regulation(GDPR) came into effect heralding a new data and privacy
> > protection regime which require large-scale privacy changes across
> > organizations.There are new protocols for handling and storing private
> data
> > and also sharing it with third parties. GDPR will not only impact Kenya
> IT
> > industry but also all companies conducting business in Europe and
> handling
> > private data of EU citizens. Even State agencies dealing with EU citizens
> > and handling their personal data are not exempt.
> > So why are listers so silent about this matter which  has the potential
> to
> > profoundly affect not only  the sector but also the country in
> general?Who
> > will help companies to be GDPR compliant by investing in solutions and
> > services to help customers with GDPR compliance?Who will develop privacy
> > policies,procedures and compliance programmes?Who will equip employees
> with
> > skills to handle data privacy issues?
> >
> >
> > John Kariuki
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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