{UAH} Privacy of personal data must be respected

Privacy of personal data must be respected

As part of easing the lockdown, the president announced several updates which included opening of arcades that meet the set standards, salons and allowing boda bodas to carry passengers.

The boda bodas and arcades must keep records of every person as part of the new requirements. They must write down their name, national ID number, residence and telephone number in a bid to help in contact tracing just in case one of them happens to contract Covid-19.

There are issues concerning privacy of a person and that of their data. The president recently assented to the Data Protection and Privacy Bill into law, operationalising Article 27 of the Constitution. The law aims at protecting the privacy of the individual and of personal data.

The arcades and boda bodas (with no prior training and orientation) have been directed to collect this personal data from individuals before they access the services.

What are the safety nets in place to ensure that this personal data is not abused and shared without the consent of the person giving it? Do the data collectors have an orientation on how to collect, store and share this data without infringing on the right to privacy and personal data of the individuals?

To whom are they going to submit this data to? How shall we ensure that the details of the individuals are safe, and not actually used against them?

We, therefore, need to go slow on this issue as we weigh its implication against the right to privacy and personal data.

Michael Aboneka,
Kampala.

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