Personal data protection authorities, meeting in Ouagadougou, expressed concern about the multiple violations of the rights of individuals which sometimes jeopardize social cohesion and living together within communities. States.
“The protection of the personal data of our populations on digital platforms constitutes for us, protection authorities, a major concern, in the face of the multiple violations of the rights of individuals and illicit publications of all kinds, often jeopardizing social cohesion. and our living together”, declared the president of the Commission of data processing and freedoms (CIL), of Burkina Faso, Marguerite Ouédraogo.
Ms. Ouédraogo was speaking Tuesday morning in Ouagadougou, at the opening of an international conference on the protection of personal data, under the chairmanship of the representative of the Head of State, the director of cabinet of the Presidency of Faso, Céleste Anderson Dekomwin Medah.
Marguerite Ouédraogo noted that this international conference has, among other objectives, capacity building for digital players and reflection on better protection of the rights of individuals on the African continent, in connection with the use of their personal data on digital platforms in general and on social networks in particular.
According to her, these structures will continue to raise awareness in the context of the protection of personal data, which is a major challenge, in order to better secure populations through digital platforms.
For example, the president of the CIL invited Burkinabè soldiers in the fight against terrorism to remain truly courageous in the face of the adversary and not to share the data they have collected in the field.
Marguerite Ouédraogo also invited the populations not to share the data of the Combatant Forces in order not to expose them.
She indicated that the members of the African Network of Personal Data Protection Authorities, present at the 6th General Assembly (GA) of the international conference, will seize the opportunity to harmonize points of view to find solutions, in order to better protect the personal data of their fellow citizens.
The international conference on the protection of personal data, which is being held from May 9 to 12, has the theme: "Protection of personal data and privacy on digital platforms: challenges and prospects".
It should be noted that the Commission for Computing and Liberties (CIL), created in 2004 by law, essentially aims to raise public awareness about better protection of their personal data.
Source: Burkina Information Agency