The Angolan Data Protection Agency (APD) has ordered two companies to pay fines totaling $617,000 for violations of data protection regulations, the regulatory body announced on Tuesday (23).
In a statement reviewed by Lusa, the APD stated that the companies Crescer Tech – Comércio e Prestação de Serviços, LDA and Fast Digital Center – Comércio e Serviços, LDA were ordered to pay fines of $505,000 and $112,000, respectively.
Crescer Tech – Comércio e Prestação de Serviços, LDA was fined for failing to comply with the obligation to notify and obtain authorization from the Data Protection Agency for the international transfer of personal data, specifically for sending and storing such data in a cloud located outside the country.
Fast Digital Center – Comércio e Serviços, LDA, meanwhile, was sanctioned for failing to adopt sufficiently appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect a customer’s personal data, as well as for failing to notify the Data Protection Agency and obtain its prior authorization for the processing of its customers’ data.
The APD was established in October 2019 to oversee public and private institutions that process citizens’ personal data.
