THE Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has begun an investigation into alleged data violation in Nigeria.

National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji, ordered the immediate investigation on Monday, stressing that data processing activities of Temu may be in violation of the NDP Act.

The investigation of Temu was triggered by concerns around online surveillance through personal data processing, accountability, data minimisation requirement, transparency, duty of care and cross-border data transfer.

Preliminary investigations indicated that Temu is an e-commerce platform, which processes personal information of approximately 12.7 million data subjects in Nigeria with 70 million daily active users globally.

The National Commissioner warned that processors who engage in processing activities on behalf of data controllers without verifying their compliance with the NDP Act may be liable under the NDP Act.

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