The Personal Data Protection Commission found in favour of the complainant after his personal data was published in the media without his consent, holding the respondent liable and ordering it to pay compensation of TZS 20,000,000.

An early Tanzanian determination confirming that the Commission will award monetary compensation to data subjects for unlawful publication of their personal data, signalling a remedies-focused enforcement approach alongside its child-data ruling. NOTE: the exact decision date could not be confirmed and the entry is drawn from secondary legal reporting pending the primary determination text, priority item for reviewer verification.