Four firms, including a battery distributor, a health centre, a telecommunications service provider, and a video producer, have been fined a combined Sh2.2 million for using photos and a video clip without permission, adding to the growing list of entities struggling to comply with the new privacy laws.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has fined car battery distributor Elite Power Craft Limited Sh750,000 for posting a man’s image on their Facebook account for marketing purposes without obtaining his consent.
