The right to obtain “Job Cards” from a Municipality
This article discusses what a job card is, why you might need one, the process to obtain one, and what to do if you are...
Tag: Protection of Personal Information (POPI)
Mobile applications and the law
The cyber-industry of mobile application development for smartphones and tablets Apps is an area that has gained exponential growth over recent years.
A report compiled by...
When will POPI come into force?
To give effect to the constitutional right to privacy, on 20 August 2013, the National Assembly passed the Protection of Personal Information Bill (B9D of...
Progress on POPI in 2015
As we previously reported, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) was signed into law in November 2013. Those provisions which deal...
Moving to the cloud – Risks and strategies to protect your data
Although there is no generally accepted definition, the term “cloud computing” is generally used to refer to the provision of computing services (such as processing...
The cybercrimes and cybersecurity bill will affect you
INTRODUCTION
The Department stated that the draft Bill aims to put in place a coherent and integrated cybersecurity legislative framework to address various shortcomings which exist...
Data protection – The ramifications of the landmark EU Facebook case
On 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared the safe harbor decision – a scheme which endorsed the protection of...
Latest trends in IT contracting
When it comes to IT contracting, the big themes are change and modernisation. As we witness the increasing investment into IT-business projects intended to bring...
