How Liquid Telecom lost Sh700,000 through a secret call recording

ODPC found that Liquid Kenya had violated Alston’s data rights and ordered the firm to compensate him...

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Liquid Telecom Kenya has been ordered to pay a former employee Sh700,000 after illegally recording his phone calls without consent and using the recording in a legal case against him. The ruling by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner highlighted a violation of data rights.

Most important fact or figure from the article: Sh700,000 compensation ordered.
Key person or organization involved: Liquid Telecom Kenya, Andrew Alston (former employee), and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (OPDC).
Notable detail that adds context: The recorded calls were passed to Liquid Mauritius, a sister company, for use in a case against Alston.

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