by Tenile Timmins | Mar 20, 2025 | Data privacy, Data Protection, Medical information, National Health Act, PAIA, POPI Act, POPIA
The right to privacy In South Africa, the right to privacy is set out in Section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. This right extends to the protection and confidentiality of a person’s medical records, which are protected under the...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2024 | Data Protection, Privacy
In this Insight article, PR De Wet and Davin Olën, from VDT Attorneys Inc., unpack the regulatory position of cloud service providers and organisations making use of cloud services. To shed light on the phenomenon, this article commences with an overview of the most...
by VDT Attorneys | May 1, 2024 | BYOD, Cyber security, Data breach, Data Leakage, Data Protection, Data Security, Personal Device, POPI Act, Remote Work
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a widely recognised practice in terms of which employers permit their staff to utilise their personal devices such as smartphones, laptops, or tablets for work-related activities, including accessing the business’ data, network,...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 28, 2024 | Data privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, POPIA, Privacy, Protection of Personal Information Act
‘Privacy’ essentially entails that each person should have the ability to decide on the use of their personal information, what they want to do with it and when and how it is shared. The constant evolution of technology and its continued sophistication means that the...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | Consumer, Data privacy, Data Protection, Technology
The above situation will probably sound familiar to most business owners around the world as businesses have adopted a range of remote, flexible and hybrid working models for their businesses. But, is there a greater risk in staff working more remotely and your...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 16, 2021 | Compliance, Data privacy, Data Protection, POPI Act, POPIA
You are correct in assuming that you will need to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) if you obtain and use personal information of your clients, including also ensuring that third parties that you pass such information on to, also comply. ...
