The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has blocked public access
to the entire voters register following growing backlash.
There has been no explanation
for the decision but a press conference is expected in the next few hours.
A google drive link emerged on
Friday, November 20, which displayed details of the over 17,029,981 registered
voters.
The data could also be used to impersonate individuals for
banking transactions and social media activities and other harmful cyber
activities.
Experts suggested that the EC
show have rather created a portal where each voter will enter his ID number to
access his or her details and very privately.
It has been the preserve of
political parties to have the document.
The voter’s register has never
been released to the public.
The EC told theghanareport.com
that by law, the register could only be released to political parties.
It is usually exhibited for the
electorate to verify their names and details.
That has already been done this
year, even with the added benefit of verifying a voter’s inclusion via text.
However, not all members of the
public are opposed to public access.
The decision has attracted for
the EC a growing queue of praises.
Some say it deepens transparency
and eliminates the fetish partisanship parties attach to the register.
Watch how a hacker could use
your personal data from the CNN video below:
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