{
  "id": 14627539,
  "title": "Data Protection Commission flags six companies over breaches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/data-protection-commission-flags-six-companies-over-breaches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T06:24:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/data-protection-commission-flags-six-companies-over-breaches/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ghana has identified six companies operating in the Kaneshie North Industrial Area and Tudu for failing to comply with the country’s data protection laws. These companies include Polytex Ghana Limited, JA Biney Packaging, Qualiplast Limited, Bragha Company Limited, Melcom Group of Companies, and Menkish Impex Ltd. The violations were discovered during compliance checks as part of a week-long enforcement exercise aimed at ensuring organizations handling personal data comply with the law and adopt necessary measures to safeguard such information. The companies have been directed to report to the Cyber Security Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Police Headquarters and the DPC by October 15 to address the breaches. During the enforcement exercise, it was found that some companies had been operating without registering with the Commission, using expired certificates, or failing to renew their registrations. Polytex Ghana Limited, for example, was found to be operating without a valid data protection certificate and lacking adequate knowledge of data protection requirements. JA Biney Packaging was also found unregistered but agreed to take steps to comply. The enforcement exercise, conducted under Section 81 of the Data Protection Act, will continue beyond the week and into the next year, with further inspections planned across the country.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}