National Commissioner Nigeria Data Protection Vincent Olatunji, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the data processing activities of Optasia which operates in the country as Nairtime Nigeria after suspected non-compliant data processing which was discovered during routine regulatory oversight of data controllers and data processors.
Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulation of the commission Babatunde Bamigboye in a statement noted that the company deploys privacy invading technologies to process personal data for the purposes of marketing, credit scoring and other financial solutions.
The Commission enjoins data controllers that this measure will ensure accountability, strengthen data security architecture and protect Nigeria’s data sovereignty from unauthorized access and use.
