Information Officers (IO) and Deputy Information Officers (DIO) are required to register with the Information Regulator in terms of Section 55(2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Initially, the online portal had some technical challenges, but it is now live and fully functional – and is available here. One can also register via … Continue reading Registration of Information Officers & Deputy Information Officers in terms of POPIA
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Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI or POPIA) to commence on 1 July 2020
The Presidency has announced that most of the Protection of Personal Information Act will commence on 1 July 2020. These are the essential parts of the legislation that deal with how personal information should be processed (the eight key conditions for processing personal information – based on international best standards),unsolicited electronic marketing, codes of conduct, and … Continue reading Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI or POPIA) to commence on 1 July 2020
Overview of the Protection of Personal Information Act
Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI): how will it affect you?We live in an ever-increasing digital world – of that there can be no doubt. Many of us will not go one single day without checking e-mail, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or some form of digital material. We are all leaving a digital footprint; and our … Continue reading Overview of the Protection of Personal Information Act
Information security: Ashley Madison legal action mounts…
By now, news of the Ashley Madison hack is widespread. The online dating and social network service seeks to facilitate infidelity by targeting people who are married or in a committed relationship. The target line is "Life is short. Have an affair". Depending on the source, it has been reported that between 32 and 39 million users' private … Continue reading Information security: Ashley Madison legal action mounts…
How to comply with POPI (Protection of Personal Information Bill)?
How to comply with POPI?The Protection of Personal Information Bill 2 of 2009 (POPI) has taken Parliament’s Portfolio Committee for Justice and Constitutional Development some eight years to properly research and draft. It is the next step in the current climate of Parliamentary law creation focussed on the credit and consumer markets and the strength … Continue reading How to comply with POPI (Protection of Personal Information Bill)?
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