Lat Diop

Warning (avertissement); the CDP announced a general deliberation on political prospecting. CDP, September 2022.

Record ID

sn-cdp-2022-0003

Jurisdiction

Senegal

Regulator

CDP

Type

determination

Date decided

September 2022

Respondent type

individual

Sector

general

Violations

unlawful and excessive collection of personal data, diversion of the purpose of sponsorship (parrainage) data, excessive retention of the data

Provisions cited

Loi n°2008-12 du 25 janvier 2008

Outcome

warning (avertissement); the CDP announced a general deliberation on political prospecting

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 c1787eee26511d95…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

A member of the public reported receiving political prospecting messages. The sender explained that his database, built essentially from phone numbers collected during electoral sponsorships, could have included the reporter's wife's number. The CDP found unlawful and excessive collection of personal data, diversion of the sponsorship data from its purpose, and excessive retention.

Orders and outcome

The plenary pronounced a warning against Lat Diop. The Commission also announced a deliberation of general application on political prospecting, to be widely circulated to political leaders and actors. Dated 2022.

POLITICAL PROSPECTING · PURPOSE LIMITATION · WARNING

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