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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed a fine of N766,242,500 on Multichoice Nigeria for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act).
The fine follows an investigation that revealed Multichoice’s breach of subscribers’ privacy rights and illegal cross-border transfer of personal data.
The NDPC found that Multichoice’s data processing practices were intrusive, unfair, unnecessary, and disproportionate, constituting a grave affront to the fundamental right to privacy enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.
The Commission directed Multichoice to undertake remedial measures, but the company’s efforts were deemed unsatisfactory, leading to the imposition of the fine.
In view of the foregoing, NDPC National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, has directed that all outlets through which Multichoice is collecting personal data of Nigerian citizens should be investigated for non-compliance. Any outlet that processes personal data in violation of the NDP Act is liable to penalty under the Act.
