By now the news of the commencement date (i.e. 1 July 2020) for the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPIA” / “Act”) has done the rounds and most persons who are required to comply with the Act’s provisions, are now in the midst of either...
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (the “POPIA”) defines a number of different persons who may either, in the circumstances, be involved in and/or responsible for, the processing and protection of personal data or alternatively, are the persons to...
Introduction: Under South African law, direct marketing is not solely regulated by the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA” / “Act”) but is affected by other pieces of legislation too. “Direct marketing” means to approach a person, either in...
Consider the following scenario: Your son is eight years old and you celebrate his birthday by inviting his friends over for a birthday party. You take pictures of your child having a good time friends. Are you allowed to post those pictures on social media?...
Introduction During December 2021 the South African President signed the Cybercrimes Act, 19 of 2020 into law. The legislation is the first in South Africa to consider cybercrimes explicitly, and forms part of South Africa’s growing legislative framework on data...
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