Processes biometric data, in Malawi

Data Protection Act, 2024, ss. 16, 18 (sensitive personal data; criminal offence data) · Read the law's page

• Do not process sensitive personal data (biometric data, race or ethnic origin, religious or other belief relating to the freedom of conscience, health status, political opinion or affiliation, or any other category the Minister prescribes) unless one of the grounds in section 16(1) applies, such as the data subject's consent to the processing for a specific purpose.
• Put in place appropriate measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of the data subject when you process sensitive personal data on a section 16(1) ground.
• Do not process personal data relating to a criminal offence, conviction or security measure imposed on the data subject unless a written law authorizes the processing and provides the necessary safeguards, or the processing is carried out under the control of an organ of Government or other official authority.