In more sophisticated jurisdictions, it is expected that there is a regulatory body overseeing the use and manipulation of personal data.With so much of our daily activities being conducted online, the opportunity to misuse, steal, share or sell that data is far greater. As such, it was a step in the right direction when Government moved earlier this year to pass the Data Protection Act.What exactly is to be found among the troves of data collected by companies, our employers, our banks, credit unions, retail stores? Endless amounts of valuable information that if compromised, could be extremely detrimental for those who store the data and the subjects in the data.As innocent as it may appear, even placing your name, address, and telephone number in a book at your favourite restaurant to facilitate COVID-19 contact tracing could be a goldmine in the hands of the wrong persons.
