In a coordinated effort between the Ghana Police Service and the Data Protection Commission, five business executives have been apprehended for violations related to data privacy.

The arrests took place at various locations, including Care Flight Ghana, Morning Star School, Embassy Gardens, the Darkuman branch of Kabfam Ghana Limited, and Grace Homeopathic Clinic.

This operation signifies the Commission's commitment to ensuring that businesses comply with data privacy regulations. Quintin Akrobotu, the Director of Regulatory Compliance at the Commission, emphasized in an interview with GhanaWeb Business that businesses must submit their data collection procedures for supervision by the Commission.

He stated that the detained executives would face legal action and issued a warning that anyone else found involved in data breaches would not be exempted from consequences.

Akrobotu also noted that the Commission would intensify efforts to enforce registration of data collection activities for non-compliant institutions.