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 | 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...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 12, 2019 | Commercial, Data Protection, Information, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
Data security has become an essential consideration for just about every business, small or large. With a constantly increasing amount of personal and sensitive client data being captured and maintained by businesses, it has become imperative for all businesses to...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 10, 2018 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Corporate, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/21/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-users-profit] It seems like the more selfies, intimate family pictures, personal movements and travels, dietary activities and opinions we share with the entire world, the more we...