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  "id": 15889717,
  "title": "Data Protection Commission demands restricted access to South Africa evacuees’ personal data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/data-protection-commission-demands-restricted-access-to-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T12:14:56.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/data-protection-commission-demands-restricted-access-to-south-africa-evacuees-personal-data/"
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  "summary": "The Data Protection Commission has announced a regulatory review into the public disclosure of personal information belonging to 1,964 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa. The Commission, in a press release dated October 20, 2026, said it had noted with serious concern reports that the evacuees’ names, signatures, and records of financial assistance received had been […]",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
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  "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."
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