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Rabat – The Moroccan National Commission for the Control of the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP) has announced that TLS contact, visa, consular, and citizen services provider on behalf of governments violated law 09-08 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
In a statement released on January 9, the CNDP stated that it had received for hearing on Friday, January 6, 2023, the company TLS Contact, which provides visa application services on behalf of the embassies of some countries in Morocco, namely France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Belgium.
According to the CNDP, images extracted from video surveillance recordings were regularly transferred–every 5 minutes– to two governmental institutions abroad.
The commission emphasized that TLS’ failure to notify the CNDP of this transfer constituted a violation of Law No. 09-08.
The commission also announced its decision to establish a National Registry for the follow-up of complaints which will be made public on March 31, 2023. It described the decision as an integral part of its efforts to enhance users’ digital confidence across Morocco.
Meanwhile, as of Thursday, January 12, a dedicated page on the CNDP website will allow “concerned parties to track significant control events,” concluded the statement.
CNDP has recently launched a series of ambitious digitization projects aimed at protecting private data.
On December 9, CNDP launched at Morocco’s National Library “Koun3labal,” a platform dedicated to the protection of privacy and personal data processing in Morocco and Africa.
According to CNDP, the platform’s goal is to increase understanding of the risks and dangers linked to digital privacy among kids, teens, women, parents, and teachers.
On May 11, CNDP signed two partnership agreements aimed at protecting personal data with authorities from Chad and Niger.
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