Data lawyers and experts have weighed in on news that over 12,000 Nigerian youths residing across the country are selling the personal information of victims including Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and National Identification Numbers (NIN) to some fintech institutions.
Some, argue that the development showed that relevant authorities are allegedly violating data protection laws by failing to timely disclose data breaches to the public while containing same.
Some also suggested the need for criminal prosecution of persons involved in unlawful data access so as to deter fraudsters.