ICT specialists stress importance of securing personal data 

ICT specialists stress importance of securing personal data 

AMMAN — ICT specialists stressed the need for personal data protection, calling on social media users to not post their photos or personal information except in cases of dire necessity.

Executive Director of the Jordan Open Source Association Issa Mahasana, in remarks to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, said that maintaining users’ privacy is a fundamental right. He noted that disclosing personal data could lead to company losses, even if the data is not sensitive.

Mahasana added that the data could be utilised by others to reveal the companies’ operation mechanisms, according to Al Rai Arabi daily.