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High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach

The High Court has ordered the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to delete and destroy biometric data collected from its employees after ruling that its facial recognition attendance system was unlawfully implemented. This was after the ...

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Sources

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    kenyans.co.ke via AI Incident Database: High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach (opens a new tab)

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    AI Incident Database incident 1770 (opens a new tab)

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KEVWire. (2026, October 20). High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-118418-high-court-orders-kbc-delete-employees-biometric-data-over-privacy-breach-de81c5732544

MLA

"High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach." KEVWire, 20 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/aiid-118418-high-court-orders-kbc-delete-employees-biometric-data-over-privacy-breach-de81c5732544.

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KEVWire. "High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach." Last modified October 20, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-118418-high-court-orders-kbc-delete-employees-biometric-data-over-privacy-breach-de81c5732544.

Evidence summary (plain text)

High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach (Oct 20, 2026).
The High Court has ordered the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to delete and destroy biometric data collected from its employees after ruling that its facial recognition attendance system was unlawfully implemented.

This was after the ...
Sources:
kenyans.co.ke via AI Incident Database: High Court Orders KBC to Delete Employees’ Biometric Data Over Privacy Breach: https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/118418-high-court-orders-kbc-delete-employees-biometric-data-over-privacy-breach
AI Incident Database incident 1770: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1770/
AI Incident Database syndication feed: https://incidentdatabase.ai/rss.xml
Record ID: aiid-118418-high-court-orders-kbc-delete-employees-biometric-data-over-privacy-breach-de81c5732544.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
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