The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has named five websites allegedly fraudulently harvesting Nigerians’ data.
The National Identity Management Commission has named five websites allegedly fraudulently harvesting Nigerians’ data.
“NIMC urges the public to disregard any claims or services these websites offer and should not give their data as they are potentially fraudulent and data provided by the public on such websites are gathered and stored to build the data services they illegally provide,” the statement read. “The commission’s infrastructure meets the stringent ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System Standard, with annual recertification and strict compliance with the Nigerian Data Protection Law.”
“This alarming development presents a major breach of the fundamental rights to privacy, a breach of data privacy rights, and poses significant risks to individuals and the national economy.”
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