KOFI ANOKYE OWUSU-DARKO (BLOG 1)

  I do not intend to delve into the merits and demerits of the E-levy in widening the tax net which is debatable or a source of revenue generation because, of course; it will generate revenue and figures show. Taxation is not only a tool for revenue generation for present consumption but a means of nudging the citizens, as rational thinking economic beings to adopt or influence a certain behavior in their dealings or economic decisions for the benefit of their future and the economy as a whole. it is also used to drive the economy into a certain future direction. It then also becomes a sort of moral suasion tool for decision making. Economics 101, tells us that, if we want to encourage the consumption of local rice, we increase duty on imported rice. If we want to discourage the use of overaged vehicles, we increase the taxes on them. If we want to protect the local poultry farms, we put high taxes on imported frozen chicken. So what behavior do we intend to encourage or discoura

  General data protection principles require that data collected must:                                 i.             be obtained and processed fairly,                                ii.             have been obtained for specified or explicit and legitimate purposes,                              iii.             not be further processed in a manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes,                              iv.             be retained subject to appropriate security measures against unauthorized access, and                                 v.             be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects.   The Telcos and the National Communication Authority are capturing our biometrics again for the purpose of the SIM registration when the Ghana card which already has our biometrics is being used as the only form of identification. Is there something wrong with the earlier capture? Are we as data subjects at risk? Has it been compromised hence