{"id":5643,"date":"2019-10-31T13:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2019-10-31T13:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:10:03","slug":"were-not-selling-voters-data-to-software-developer-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/were-not-selling-voters-data-to-software-developer-ec","title":{"rendered":"We’re not selling voters’ data to software developer – EC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied selling voters\u2019 information to a private software development company, Bysystems Limited.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Chairperson of the EC, Dr Bossman Asare, revealed this on Fabewoso, the anti-corruption segment on Adom FM\u2019s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sale of voters\u2019 data has become topical in the media after an audit of some selected Ssate institutions in 2018 by the Auditor-General.<\/p>\n

The report said Bysystems bought the data from the EC and further sold it to a financial service provider.<\/p>\n

This angered many who argued that the electoral body had flouted the Data Protection Law in the country.<\/p>\n

As an immediate measure, the Data Protection Commission has revoked the license of the software company pending investigations.<\/p>\n

But Dr Asare said the EC has not given Bysystems access to the biometric data of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

He explained that, the software company is just conduit that banks use to verify voters identification cards used for transactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not sold voters\u2019 data so the Commission has not violated any law. Bysystems is given access when it wants to validate identity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The deputy EC Chairperson stressed that, there is no cause for alarm because voter information at the EC is very safe.<\/p>\n

Dr Asare said if after investigations it turns out that, By system has violated any law, they would abrogate the contract.<\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram constituency, Samuel Nettey George, said the EC erred in its decision to sell voters\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

He feared the electoral body may be hit with a class action for selling their data without their authorisation.<\/p>\n

The Ningo Prampram MP urged the EC to abrogate the contract with Bysystems and follow due process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EC must admit they did wrong and we can help them remedy it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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