by VDT Attorneys | Jul 14, 2021 | Commercial, Company, Compliance, Cyber, Cyber security, Information, Information and data protection
You are correct in that the new Cybercrimes Act was signed into law by our President and once the commencement date is proclaimed, it will apply to electronic communications service providers (“ECSPs”) under which your business could potentially fall. The Cybercrimes...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 14, 2021 | Dispute resolution, Information, Information and data protection, Litigation, Medical, Personal, Privacy
Disclosure of documents is a cornerstone of modern litigation and is intended to ensure a level playing field and so that parties cannot hide information or use information to ambush another party. Accordingly, our Court Rules prescribe specific methods in which...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 14, 2021 | Government, Information, Information and data protection, Municipality, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) has been enacted to give effect to the constitutional right to privacy as enshrined in section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. POPIA does this by putting measures in place to...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Information, Information and data protection, information officer, PAIA, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
As the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) deadline of 1 July 2021 approaches rapidly, many organisations are starting to raise questions about the more intricate aspects of POPIA. An important aspect relates to the role and...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 20, 2021 | Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
Who is the Information Officer? In terms of South African law, the role of the Information Officer stems from the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), which, at its core, aims to uphold the right to access information (Section 32) as enshrined in the...
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,...
