He made this
call at the commemoration of the 2016 World Data Privacy Day in Lagos, in a
paper he delivered as guest speaker on ‘Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data
and Enabling Trust’.
This is
coming as the event organiser, Data and Information Privacy Protection
Initiatives (DIPPI), launched a book titled: Data Privacy Hand Book, authored
by Tokunbo Smith.
Oyedokun
noted that essentially business leaders and other stakeholders should understand
the full risk potential of data privacy threats and how to address these
issues.
Oyedokun
traced the origins of data protection day to an educational initiative
originally focused on raising awareness among businesses as well as users about
the importance of protecting the privacy fo their personal information online,
particularly in the context of social networking.
According to
him, the educational focus has since expanded over the past four years to
include families, consumers and businesses.
In addition,
he said, its educational initiative, data privacy day promotes events and
activities that stimulate the development of technology tools that promote
individual control over personally identifiable information, so as to encourage
compliance with privacy laws and regulations and create dialogues among
stakeholders.
ITRealms recalls that the World Data
Privacy Day was initiated by the Council of Europe in 2007, while the United
States House of Representatives passed a resolution to declare January 28 as
National Data Privacy Day.
The 32-page
booklet by Smith, ITRealms gathered,
discussed the essence, value of privacy as well as the human dignity attached
to the guiding of personal data and vital information.
The book
endeavoured to do some working references to some legal background protecting
the privacy of every individual in the use and sharing of information on the
social media.
One of the
discussants at the event held at the Public Service Staff Development Centre,
Magodo, Lagos, Mr. Akintunde Esan, a lawyer in the Lagos State civil service
who represented the state
Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Hon. Akeem Kazeems, said
that one could sue anyone for breach of one’s right of privacy.
Esan also
advised that people going into contractual agreements should always include the
clause in respect of nondisclosure policy, especially in the employer and
employee relationship.
Talking
about Cyber Crime, he also warned that anyone who disclosed any piece of
information in his custody about somebody else’s personal data risks without
due permission, risks a jail term of at least 10 years.
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