Processes biometric data, in Somalia

Data Protection Act, Law No. 005 of 2023, arts. 2(15), 14(5) and 16 (sensitive personal data and children) · Read the law's page

• Treat biometric data, race, clan or ethnic origin, religious belief, health status, marital status or sex life, and political opinion or affiliation as sensitive personal data, and apply the measures the Data Protection Authority prescribes by regulation for processing it.
• Obtain consent from a parent or other appropriate legal representative before processing the personal data of a child or of an individual otherwise lacking legal capacity, unless the child is sixteen or older and is asking for an electronic service themselves.
• Apply appropriate processes to verify the identity and age of a data subject and of a representative giving consent for them.