Joanna Block and Gabriel Oser v Karim Anjarwalla

Resolved between the parties. ODPC, 27 November 2023.

Record ID

ke-odpc-2023-0031

Case reference

ODPC Complaint No. 677 of 2022

Jurisdiction

Kenya

Regulator

ODPC

Type

determination

Complainant

Joanna Block and Gabriel Oser

Date decided

27 November 2023

Respondent type

private

Sector

general

Violations

unlawful data disclosure, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing

Provisions cited

s.25(a) DPA 2019, s.25 DPA 2019, s.25(c) DPA 2019, s.27(a) DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.33(3) DPA 2019, s.33 DPA 2019, s.40(b) DPA 2019, s.40 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.58 DPA 2019

Outcome

resolved between the parties

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 d0a0458a46ea705c…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

The complainants, legal guardians of a minor, complained about the respondent's commentary on his LinkedIn platform on an extract of court documents that contained the minor's personal data. The ODPC found there was a violation of the Act but took into account the respondent's prompt deletion of the post, which also removed all reposts, likes, responses and comments, and his mitigation steps.

Orders and outcome

The complaint was marked resolved; the request for compensation was denied because the respondent took prompt action to remove the post. The determination was directed to be brought to the attention of the High Court in Civil Case No. E094 of 2023. Dated 27 November 2023.

DISCLOSURE · GENERAL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

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