Smart cities and personal data: balancing innovation, technology and the law

Zatarain, Jesús Manuel Niebla

doi:10.17808/des.54.1324

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“…Thus, poising a challenge regarding the re-unification of papers and their respective owners is concerned. The author [23] established that challenges individuals and security bodies encounter to find the lost item tend to rise and become tedious, and the owner may fall into depression. The author developed an online lost item recovery application to assist individuals who had lost their items.…”

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Information Security Challenges in the Absence of ICT in Protecting Personal and Organisational Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Kimani

Masiga²

2022

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There have been several cases of lost documents and misplaced or inaccurate information belonging to individuals or organisations reported in recent times at global, national and regional levels. Nairobi county is one of the regions on the spot as many people travelling or working in the city have reported lost identification documents such as certificates and licenses, whether through criminality or negligence. Furthermore, most businesses and organisations dealing with huge volumes of data need help to protect and provide accurate information. Many still need help with the pre-digital data management systems, thus risking the loss of both personal and organisational data. This paper, therefore, sought to examine the information security challenges due to the inadequate application of ICT in managing personal and corporate data and their implications on individuals and organisations in Nairobi County. The target population included employees from Kenya Revenue Authority and Kenya Data Networks in Nairobi headquarters offices, police officers deployed at NPS offices headquarters and members of the public. The selected target groups were known to deal with enormous data for both personnel and businesses, and the police officers were part of this study because of their mandate to help in tracking lost personal and business documents. Lastly, the researcher engaged members of the public to share their experiences of losing business and personal records. The study employed purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select the required sample of 110 participants drawn from the four groups. A structured questionnaire was administered to the sampled police officers, employees of Kenya Data Network and Kenya Revenue Authority and members of the public. The researchers interviewed key informants from the three organisations, NPS, KRA and KDA, to complement the data collected using the questionnaires. The findings established that challenges were associated with the need for more ICT in managing personal information and organisational data.Further, the paper revealed that the need for an integrated system is a challenge to tracking missing identities or verifying the validity of provided information, thus compromising the productivity and security of businesses and institutions. Results from this study provide a solution to tracking any missing documents and correcting inaccurate personal data by adopting an integrated ICT system.

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Information Security Challenges in the Absence of ICT in Protecting Personal and Organisational Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Kimani

Masiga²

2022

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“…The need to protect such a vital component of a nation must be balanced. The author [1] defines data loss as an act of misplacing certain information that was stored in a device. According to [1], this data loss happens when data is physically or logically removed from the organisation, either intentionally or unintentionally.…”

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“…The author [1] defines data loss as an act of misplacing certain information that was stored in a device. According to [1], this data loss happens when data is physically or logically removed from the organisation, either intentionally or unintentionally. Various studies have established how data loss has become the most significant problem affecting the operations of businesses and organisations, and everyone is doing all they can to overcome this issue.…”

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Measures by Organisations to Counter Challenges in the Use of Information Technology in Protecting Personal and Business Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Kimani

2023

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Globally, most states have adopted new technologies that have seen many process improvements and cost optimisations and enabled them to provide value-added services to their citizens, thereby improving quality of life and achieving rapid growth and development in various sectors of the nation. Kenya is one of the developing countries that has benefited from adopting modern ICT in recent years. Despite government efforts to ensure the successful integration of ICT into various state departments and the private sector to protect and manage data, cases of document loss from individuals and institutions have been on the rise. This paper examined measures by organisations that could be adopted to counter challenges in using information technology to protect personal and business data in Nairobi County. The study's target population comprised employees from Kenya Revenue Authority and Kenya Data Networks in Nairobi headquarter offices, police officers deployed at NPS offices headquarters and members of the public. The findings established that implementing electronic data management systems in organisations was more appropriate for controlling data loss. In addition, training employees on using the data management system is critical in preventing data loss in an organisation. Creating awareness of electronic data management systems was an effective measure to protect against data loss among organisations. Based on the findings, the paper concludes that strategies that help solve information challenges must be implemented to prevent data loss at personal and organisational levels.

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Smart Cities, Secure Data: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Data Protection Challenges

Nanayakkara,

Karunanayaka

et al. 2024

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Smart cities and personal data: balancing innovation, technology and the law

Cited by 4 publications

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Information Security Challenges in the Absence of ICT in Protecting Personal and Organisational Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Information Security Challenges in the Absence of ICT in Protecting Personal and Organisational Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Measures by Organisations to Counter Challenges in the Use of Information Technology in Protecting Personal and Business Data in Nairobi County, Kenya

Smart Cities, Secure Data: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Data Protection Challenges

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