Addressing your data breach risk
In the wake of recent data breach incidents, it is imperative that businesses give the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4...
Tag: Protection of Personal Information (POPI)
Data protection and security as it relates to the Internet of Things
Forbes.com describes the “Internet of Things” as “the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other)”. Examples of this include:
Smartwatches such as the Apple Watch which have enabled text messaging, …
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Understanding your legal rights after personal information leaks
South Africa has recently suffered its largest data leak to date with, conservatively, an estimated 60 million South Africans’ personal information becoming publicly available. The...
Alleged unlawful processing of personal information of King Goodwill Zwelithini by MiWay Insurance Company
The Information Regulator (Regulator) has noted with concern the recent media reports of alleged unlawful processing of personal information of King Goodwill Zwelithini by MiWay.
The...
Direct marketing vs POPI
The Rise of Direct Marketing
Technology is progressively creeping into every segment of our lives. From smartphones to smart cars, from big data to the internet of things – the avenues through which our brains are exposed to direct marketing have become absolutely…
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Do your commercial drone insurance policies have adequate cover?
Incidents involving drones can be minor, slightly humorous, or have extremely dire consequences. From a kiss-cam drone cutting off a piece of a person’s nose...
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill introduced in Parliament
Cybercrime is on the increase, not only abroad but also in South Africa. This includes data kidnapping and data ransom demands. According to a report...
A glitch in the matrix
South Africans are defrauded in excess of ZAR2.2 billion each year through online scams and cyber related crimes, according to the South African Banking Risk...
How to prepare for POPI
Timeline
20 August 2013: The National Assembly passes the Protection of Personal Information Bill [B9D of 2009] (“the Bill”) to give effect to the constitutional right...
South Africa joins global anti-spam initiative
The National Consumer Commission is a member of the London Action Plan, which is a coalition formed by a number of regulators to combat spam,...
