Recent statements by South Africa’s Information Regulator (“IR”) indicate an impending crackdown on data privacy compliance, specifically within the banking and insurance sectors. The IR has announced ...

On 1st July of this year, the most important elements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) came into effect. For the general South Africans, it likely meant sifting through email ...

Health data is one of the most valuable assets in modern healthcare, and the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) places strict requirements on its use. Stakeholders in the healthcare ...

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Compliance with this Act requires ongoing vigilance. At this stage, it is imperative that organisations understand the implications of their personal information practices and put in place systems and ...

Recent developments relevant to data protection issues offer some guidance for businesses, including in the event of data breaches and M&A transactions It has been 10 months since the commencement of ...

The full implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) heralds a new era of control and privacy for South African citizens and organisations, and holds the promise of deepening ...

On 1 July, every South African’s inbox was flooded with emails from multiple businesses around compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The reality though is that compliance ...

The full implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act heralds a new era of control and privacy for South African citizens and organisations, and holds the promise of deepening trust ...

Tomorrow, 1st July 2021, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) comes into effect in full force and there appears to be something of a mad scramble from local companies to become compliant ...

The Protection of Public Information Act (PoPIA) came into force in July last year. The Information Regulator, who oversees all PoPIA compliance in South Africa, gave organisations a 12-month grace ...

While compliance with regulations like the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (PoPIA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) come with hefty price tags, the alternative is far more ...