Big Data—which may be understood as a more powerful form of data mining that relies on huge volumes of data, faster computers, and new analytic techniques to discover hidden and surprising correlations—challenges our national privacy laws(if they are there) in several ways:To any Kenyan out there who is aware or/and self conscious of what make his/her digital e-world revolve,it casts doubt on the distinction between personal and non-personal data, clashes with data minimization, and undermines informed choice.
- Personally i think our dear beloved country has never considered a General Data Protection Regulation that would replace the ageing Data Protection Directive despite having CAK(communication Authority of Kenya) set in place for a number of years now. This Regulation will create both new individual rights and imposes new accountability measures on organizations that collect or process data.But the Big Data tsunami is likely to overwhelm these reform efforts(**Chuckle**....since we all know why). Thus, a supplementary approach should be considered using codes of conduct. In particular, CAK should encourage businesses to adopt new business models premised on consumer empowerment by offering incentives such as regulatory flexibility and reduced penalties.
My Fellow STEM lovers,lets push for this agenda to be regulated if not yet!#ProudKenyan
