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 | Nov 9, 2018 | Commercial, Compliance, Consumer, Information, Privacy
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) aims to protect your constitutional right to privacy by ensuring that your personal information is processed in a manner that ensures its confidentiality and that your privacy is respected. Although the...
by VDT Attorneys | May 15, 2018 | Commercial, Compliance, Data privacy, Data Protection, Information, POPI
In an era where personal information is collected, shared, and sold to third parties for commercial gain or benefit, often without the knowledge or consent of the consumers, people want to know how their personal information will be handled by businesses and to whom...
by VDT Attorneys | May 15, 2018 | Business, Company, Compliance, Data Protection, Information, POPI
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) aligns South Africa with the international position in respect of information and data protection. Although POPI has not yet fully come into operation, it is only a matter of time before it does. An...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Commercial, Compliance, Information, POPI
Your views and frustrations are shared by many consumers, and you are correct to note that the Information Regulator has again delayed the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) from coming into operation. Although we don’t know when POPI will...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2018 | Company, Compliance, Information, POPI
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”), although signed into law, has not yet fully come into effect. It is expected to become effective during 2018, once the office of the Information Regulator has been fully set up, and will then apply to all...
