Oct 13, 2022Did Statin get the memo that there is a Data Protection ActTo date I have received 6 text messages from Jam-Census, these text messages were all sent during the month of September. While writing this I received another. Where did they get my number from? Why are they spamming my phone? How do I get them to stop? Did a third…5 min read5 min read
Aug 30, 2022The Duty to Process Personal Data fairly under the Data Protection Act and the Impact on Marketing as we know it.The Duty to Process Personal Data fairly under the Data Protection Act and the Impact on Marketing as we know it. In this article I address one aspect of the first data processing standard, the duty to process personal data fairly and what this actually means from a practical point…5 min read5 min read
Jul 28, 2022The Data Protection Act threat or opportunity for the Private Security Industry.Companies that offer private security services will be one of the first set of stakeholders in the data protection regime as data processors to feel the commercial impact of the newly promulgated Data Protection Act. This assertion is based on the patterns we have started to see emerge as privacy…5 min read5 min read
Jul 12, 2022The CARICOM Experiment a no go without a robust data protection regime.The CARICOM Experiment a no go without a robust data protection regime. The Observer Sunday Finance paper, on the front page asked the question, “The CARICOM experiment failure or work in progress? In the absence of a robust CARICOM data protection regime adopted by all member states the CARICOM experiment…Data Protection5 min readData Protection5 min read
Jun 6, 2022Is the Ministry of Health taking Privacy Rights Seriously?The Ministry of Health recently published a press release stating that The Attorney General’s Chambers has advised that based on Regulation 20 of the Pharmacy Regulations, the transmission of prescription for drugs through electronic means is permissible. …6 min read6 min read
Dec 11, 2021The Information Commissioner has assumed the Office and the Data Protection Act has been gazetted. Now what?The Data Protection Act has now been gazetted and the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay assumed her office on December 1, 2021 the same day the legislation was implemented. What impact does that have on my business and what if any should be my immediate next steps? As the CEO, Chairman…Data Protection4 min readData Protection4 min read
May 1, 2021Do not breach the privacy of grant Applicants: There must be a better way.On the 29th day of April 2021, the Minister of Finance and the Public Service posted on his facebook page a press release dated April 29, 2020 in relation to the #CAREProgramme grants (Compassionate Grant, SET Cash and General Grant) which stated that grants that were disbursed must be…6 min read6 min read
Apr 26, 2021Jab or No Job a Privacy law issueOver the past two weeks there has been a flurry of discussions around the legality of employers threatening to issue sanctions to employees if they do not take the Covid 19 vaccine. This was instigated by a company threatening to require the resignation of employees who fail to take…Covid 19 Vaccine6 min readCovid 19 Vaccine6 min read
Apr 18, 2021Compliance costs CEOs should be consideringCompliance costs CEOs should be considering A few weeks ago I wrote an article suggesting that the filing of Registration Particulars required by section 16(2) of the Data Protection Act(DPA)coupled with the section 17 requirement of the Information Commissioner to maintain this information in a public register, may have…Gdpr5 min readGdpr5 min read
Mar 20, 2021Have we learned from the JamCovid App experience?Have we learned from the JamCovid App experience? It was recently announced that on Monday, March 22, the Government of Jamaica(GoJ) will launch its web-based system for the registration and scheduling of appointments for persons who wish to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Further, it was reported that the Ministry of…5 min read5 min read
