Cyprus Data Commissioner Investigates Election SMS Complaints

Data commissioner examines complaints over candidate messages

The data protection commission is reviewing complaints regarding election day SMS messages, as authorities examine whether campaign outreach complied with data protection rules during Sunday’s parliamentary vote. Commissioner Maria Christofidou said voters received messages through SMS, Viber, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger from candidate MPs, remarking that such communications are not covered by the 48-hour pre-election […]