Kenyan digital lender Whitepath fined $2,000 for unlawful data use in second privacy violation

Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)  has fined digital lender Whitepath KES 250,000 ($2,000) for violating data privacy laws. Court records show that the regulator found that Whitepath, which operates Instarcash and Zuricash loan apps, listed an individual as a guarantor without their consent and subjected them to debt collection calls after the borrower…