Bolt to pay driver Sh500,000 for data breach, ordered to boost safeguards

 Data Protection Commissioner Immaculate Kassait.

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Digital taxi firm Bolt has been ordered to pay a driver Sh500,000 as compensation for damages emerging from a violation of his data privacy rights.

Investigations by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) revealed that the online ride-hailing firm failed to adequately fulfil its obligations as a registered data handler, causing the violations.

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