Warning, Warning, Warning!!!

Tilted JPSCo pole.

Please Note The Following:

1. Do not send information such as your passwords or PIN via WhatsApp. There is a bug in WhatsApp that allows your WhatsApp account to be linked to another person's account, and the linked account will get all your messages. I have had personal experience of very personal information coming to my account from another number. I contacted the person who owned the cell phone, and he nearly had a heart attack.
2. Do not click on links that you do not expect. Do not give any numbers that people ask you for, which are displayed on your phone when you click a link.
3. If you do not have antivirus software installed on your computer, then do not go to pornographic sites or sites that you are not aware of.
4. Do not do a Google search for your bank account site, for example, and then you are required to put in your full username and password. You could be giving your banking information to a site that mimics your bank's site.
5. Install antivirus software on your computer and your phone. You will need to pay an annual fee to install the programme.
6. Do not lend your cell to anyone. Not even your spouse or your parents. Let them get their own or buy one for them.
7. Make sure there is a password on your phone and also on your WhatsApp account.
8. Do not give your credit or debit card to anyone.
9. Do not allow persons to stand close to you at the supermarket cashier. They have machines that can read your credit or debit card information and grab it from your card. They can even photograph your credit card number using miniature cameras.
10. Do not engage in conversation with any stranger in a secluded area. Look out for those who say they are preaching the word of the Lord. I understand that they have chemicals that they can spray into your face. The spray will knock you out, and then they will relieve you of your possessions.
11. Only carry your vehicles to reputable garages to be fixed. Those who purchase a second-hand car have to be careful. The garage attendants can attach a tracker very discreetly and then track your car and steal it.
12. When there is a shootout, as happened in Mandeville Square recently, do not panic and start running all over the place. You cannot outrun a bullet. Take cover and stay low. Can you imagine the officer seeing you running and mistaking you for the criminal? The criminals should be the only ones running, with the police running after them.
13. Stay far from a JPSCo pole that seems as if it will fall.

I am sure that I left out some things, so please remind me by adding a comment or sending a WhatsApp message to (876) 816-5261. Bark Di Trute is here to help each of us. Please discuss these matters with members of your family and friends. It could save their lives.

Watch the video below and learn about the wrong things that bystanders do when there is a shootout between gunmen and police officers.

Please add your comments at the bottom of the blog. Share this blog with all your friends and relatives.

It is best to view the blog on a computer or in web view on your phone.

 ________________

Bark Di Trute requests that you click on the advertiser's link on the page and also donate to the work of Bark Di Trute. It takes cash to care!

_________________

A Lady needs a 2-bedroom house or apartment to rent, preferably in the Kingston 6 area. Contact (876) 816-5261 via WhatsApp.

_________________

_______________________________

 

Click here to see what's happening.

_________________

Subscribe Now!

• Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.
• Subscribe to my Emergency News Advice Service.
• Make a financial donation now.

Remember that Bark Di Trute could fail to bark one day without your support. Send your ideas, stories, and news by WhatsApp at (876) 816-5261.

You can view the blog with your computer at https://vderby.blogspot.com, and you will be able to see the various links. For example, there is a link that takes you to the calendar to see what is happening on the weekend. You can even search the site for articles. There is also a weather link, which you can use to track hurricanes.

_____________________

Are We Compliant With Data Protection Requirements? - Samantha Moore

Samantha Moore

In the range of security alerts, a “red” alert is usually one level above an “amber” alert. The recent alleged exposure of the personal data of thousands of traveller’s on the Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) COVID-19 (JAMCOVID) website and app could be considered a “red alert” situation. This has reiterated the need for a robust approach to the way in which personal data is being handled by government entities on a day to day basis, especially as the nation prepares for a national ID system. According to an American online newspaper, TechCrunch, more than 70,000 COVID-19 lab results, over 425,000 immigration documents (including passport information) and more than 440,000 images of traveller’s signatures which were uploaded to the JAMCOVID website and app were left unsecured thereby resulting in unauthorized access.

 

Under the pending Data Protection Act (DPA), government entities are required to ensure that any personal data which comes into their possession must be processed in compliance with certain international standards. One of these standards stipulates that personal data must be protected using appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing of the data as well as any accidental loss, destruction of, or damage to the data.  For example, there ought to be pseudonymization and encryption of personal data as well as the ability to remotely erase the data in the event of a security breach. Additionally, the DPA imposes a higher standard of protection for government entities who process sensitive personal data i.e. data regarding an individual’s medical records or biometrics. The fact that the personal data stored on the JAMCOVID website and app was allegedly left unsecured and unprotected, may amount to a breach under the DPA. 

The DPA also imposes an obligation on government entities to notify any person whose data has been affected of any security breach. This notification must be done within a reasonable time. It is, however, not clear as to whether the Ministry of Health and Wellness and/or the Ministry of National Security have made any attempt to notify the traveller’s whose personal data may have been affected by the breach.

The fact that a third party was contracted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and/or the Ministry of National Security to create the JAMCOVID website and app, would not have relieved them of any liability as the DPA stipulates that where an entity engages a subcontractor to process the personal data on its behalf, the entity must ensure that the third party is subject to similar data protection obligations and that they have certain technical and organizational measures in place to safeguard against a security breach. Furthermore, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and/or the Ministry of National Security ought to have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the third party is complying with those measures.

Failure to comply with the provisions under the DPA may result in a government entity being subjected to severe fines and penalties. Additionally, any person who can prove that they have suffered some sort of damage from the breach may be entitled to compensation from the government entity.

Likewise, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes a duty on entities who process the personal data of EU citizens to ensure that the data is being processed in a manner that is safe, secure and confidential. In the event that any of the personal data which have been compromised belongs to an EU citizen, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and/or the Ministry of National Security may also find themselves being subjected to heavy fines and penalties under the GDPR. Just recently, Marriott International was found to be in breach of the GDPR due to the negligent exposure of the personal records of approximately 339 million guests and was fined a total sum of £99 million by the UK's data protection regulator.

Although government entities are exempted from being liable to criminal prosecution under the DPA, they are not exempted from civil penalties.  It is therefore important that these entities start adopting a more robust approach to the way in which they handle the personal data of its citizens. It is even more important for the Government to fast track the implementation of the DPA so that Jamaican citizens can have protection against the misuse and mishandling of their personal data.

-------------------O------------------------

Samantha Moore

Partner; Data Protection Consultant

moore@ramsaysmithjm.com

Office: 876-906-2616; 876-906-3402

Mobile: 876-833-0276

Fax:1-833-261-3637

Note: Samantha Moore is a Partner at Ramsay Smith and is a member of the firm's Commercial Department. Samantha may be contacted via moore@ramsaysmithjm.com or www.ramsaysmithjm.com. This article is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.