The student elections at the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape have been hit by allegations that they were hosted on a server that is outside SA - potentially in conflict with the new legislation that protects personal data.
TimesLIVE was shown evidence that supports claims that KDBS Election Management Services, the company appointed by the university to run the elections, did not inform students it too was sharing student’s data with a third party, nor did it ensure that the United States of America had similar personal data protection laws.
Zondi added that Popia agreements between holders of personal information and third parties need to be detailed in how the information will be stored or processed, as well as how it will be protected. “South African laws apply and are respected in the manner in which the university uses data, which is stored in the regional data centres and accessible via the cloud,” she added.
He said though it was possible to have a completely authentic process, where the entire value chain was locally developed and run, “because the private sector has shown it to be so”, it required budgets that might not be accessible to public institutions, including institutions of higher learning.
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