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. ...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 16, 2021 | Cyber security, Data privacy, Data Protection, POPI Act, POPIA
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) requires all businesses to secure the integrity and confidentiality of personal information in their possession. It is important to remember that POPIA is in effect from 01 July 2020, with the exception of...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 23, 2020 | Data privacy, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
There is a responsibility that comes with the processing of personal information during a pandemic, and although data protection does not stop organisations asking their employees whether they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or introducing appropriate testing,...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 24, 2020 | Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA, Protection of Personal Information Act
When is the new expected date? Given the circumstances in respect of COVID-19 it is understandable that the POPI Act commencement date was not announced as 1 April 2020. Pending any further statements made by the Information Regulator we cannot say for certain when...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 15, 2019 | Data Protection, Litigation, POPI, POPIA, Social Media
In the matter of Fredericks v Jo Barkett Fashions [2011] JOL 27923 (CCMA) (the “Fredericks” matter), an employee was dismissed based on derogatory posts she made about her employer on Facebook regarding a grievance she had. Her defence was that “the company was...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 19, 2019 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Corporate, Data Protection, Information and data protection, PAIA, POPI, POPIA
Amongst other things, the POPI Regulations shed further light on what the duties and responsibilities of an Information Officer are. POPI defines an Information Officer as follows: in relation to a public body: an Information Officer or Deputy Information...
