Your questions about the POPI Act answered with Dario Milo: Making heads or tails of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) can be difficult due to all the legal jargon. That’s why media update’s Talisa Jansen van Rensburg spoke to communications and information law expert, Dario Milo, to break it down and answer your burning questions. Source: media … [Read more...] about Your questions about the POPI Act answered with Dario Milo
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Data Privacy Day: A reminder to comply with the POPI Act
Data Privacy Day: A reminder to comply with the POPI Act: Regulators are not afraid to protect peoples' rights to privacy — we have seen the likes of Google and Facebook receive many GDPR fines, says Rian Schoeman, head of legal and chief privacy officer at LAWtrust. Schoeman says in light of Global Data Privacy Day, we must look thoroughly at how far we … [Read more...] about Data Privacy Day: A reminder to comply with the POPI Act
What is POPI
What is POPI: In simple terms, the purpose of the POPI Act is to ensure that all South African institutions conduct themselves in a responsible manner when collecting, processing, storing and disposing another entity’s personal information by holding them accountable should they abuse or compromise your personal information in any way. The POPI legislation demands that your … [Read more...] about What is POPI
The POPI Act: a breakdown for marketers
The POPI Act: a breakdown for marketers: In the age of big data, personal information is valuable and can be easily exploited, therefore, there is a need for it to be protected under the law. South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act serves to do just that, and will be coming into effect soon. We asked Nicholas Hall, an associate at corporate law firm … [Read more...] about The POPI Act: a breakdown for marketers
