Podcasts about personal information act

John Maytham is joined by John Giles, Managing Director and Digital, Data, and Tech Attorney at Michalsons Attorneys, to unpack the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and why data privacy matters now more than ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Information Regulator has taken legal action to prevent the Department of Basic Education (DBE) from publishing the 2024 matric results in newspapers, citing violations of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The regulator argues that releasing results, even with anonymized data, breaches privacy laws without consent. The DBE, however, insists on proceeding with publishing matric results, despite a R5 million fine from the Information Regulator for alleged non-compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act. The department's Spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga cites a 2022 Pretoria High Court judgment allowing results to be published using exam numbers to protect students' personal details. A court hearing is scheduled for 7 January 2025 to resolve the matter, just days before the results of the class of 2024 will be released. To get the view of the department ,Udo Carelse spoke to the Department of Basic Education Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga.

The healthcare industry in South Africa is in a state of flux, not least because of the introduction of the much-derided national health insurance (NHI) law. Technology can, however, play a big role in helping address the myriad complex issues facing the sector. That's the view of Henry Adams, country manager at InterSystems South Africa and an expert on the healthcare industry, who was speaking recently in an interview with TechCentral's TCS+ business technology talk show. Watch or listen to the episode below. In the episode, Adams succinctly unpacks: • The role played by InterSystems in the local healthcare industry, including the company's background and focus areas; • The lack of integration of healthcare systems in South Africa, the role of electronic medical records, and why no national health insurance scheme can possibly work without addressing interoperability; • What impact the NHI will have on the sector; • The role of electronic medical records and why they are key to any reform of South Africa's healthcare industry – plus, what's the best way of protecting these records and ensuring compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act; • What a fully integrated system for healthcare providers and their patients might look like and what it would take to build it; • The guidelines and legislative support needed to bridge the gap between government and the healthcare industry; and • The role InterSystems believes it can play in helping address some of the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare industry. Visit InterSystems South Africa's website for more information – and be sure not to miss a fascinating discussion that affects all South Africans. TechCentral

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) noted on Friday that although the current version of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) is a major improvement from previous ones and a step in the right direction, there are still some concerns for civil society organisations. Last month, Parliament's National Assembly adopted the new GILAB. Outa regards the third iteration of the Bill as an improvement on the first two versions, and views the "omission of the draconian provisions" as a victory for civil society. The organisation raised concerns with the failure by GILAB to give sufficient powers to the Auditor-General, the Inspector-General of Intelligence, and Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence to oversee the Secret Services expenditure of R4.865-billion in 2024/25. The organisation highlighted that although the Inspector-General of Intelligence could appoint their own staff and determine the organisational structure, they still could not make legally binding decisions or recommendations. "…which means that their investigations into malfeasance are unlikely to lead to any form of accountability," explained Outa. GILAB will now proceed to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for further consideration. "…although it is noted that, since it is a Section 75 Bill (on ordinary Bill not affecting provinces), the NCOP need not concur with the Bill for it to be passed," Outa pointed out. The organisation said, more than ever, South Africa needed an active civil society that could hold government to account, adding that any measures by the State to interfere with or hamper civil activism was a recipe for authoritarian conduct that would stifle the organisation's work. Outa noted some of the improvements on the new GILAB, highlighting the removal of the security vetting provision in some instances. It also noted that the previous Bill had a broad definition of "person or institution of national security interest" which granted excessive authority to State intelligence agencies to conduct mandatory security vetting. It is concerned about this lack of clarity regarding the criteria for identification and the potential for abuse of power. The previous versions of GILAB propose to expand the mass interception surveillance powers of State security agencies through the National Communications Centre (NCC) without adequate safeguards for privacy and freedom of expression. Outa noted that the oversight mechanisms outlined fell short of constitutional standards and risked granting unchecked surveillance powers to the government. It added that the current version of GILAB required intelligence services to seek approval from a judge to conduct mass interception and that judge must be appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice. Outa said that the GILAB now included more stringent oversight over data collected by the NCC and clearly recognised the safeguards of the Protection of Personal Information Act. "Although some of the problematic broad definitions, such as "national security", still remain in GILAB, it is commendable that the ill-defined term "potential opportunity", which was contained in the older versions of GILAB, has been removed," Outa said.

Data and identity governance should be a top-of-mind issue for business leaders in 2024. CYBER1 Solutions MD Jayson O'Reilly and senior cybersecurity architect Christiaan Swanepoel share their insights on this important topic in this episode of TechCentral's business technology show, TCS+. They kick off the discussion with a definition of the topic, and why it's critically important that companies get data and identity governance right in a world of significantly heightened cyber risk. It's by no means a new focus area – indeed, many organisations have been trying to solve this for years, decades even, showing just how difficult it is to get right. O'Reilly and Swanepoel discuss how the threat landscape has evolved over time, and the risks organisations face if they overlook data governance protocols. In this TCS+ episode, they also tackle these key questions: • What are examples of the tangible consequences of disregarding data governance and the direct implications for personal security? • Identity has been a focus for many organisations for the past 10 years or longer, so why does it remain a problem to be solved and what are the roadblocks in getting it done right? • How does the mishandling of personal information compromise privacy? • In what ways do emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things complicate Identity governance efforts. • What is the impact of legislation such as South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act and Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, and what's next on the horizon from a regulatory perspective? Don't miss discussion on a topic of critical importance to modern, data-driven organisations. About CYBER1 Solutions CYBER1 Solutions is a cybersecurity specialist operating in Southern Africa, East and West Africa, Dubai, and Europe. Its solutions deliver information security; IT risk management; fraud detection; governance and compliance; and a full range of managed services. It also provides bespoke security services across the spectrum, with a portfolio that ranges from the formulation of its customers' security strategies to the daily operation of end-point security solutions. To do this, it partners with world-leading security vendors to deliver cutting-edge technologies augmented by its wide range of professional services. Its services enable organisations in every sector to prevent attacks by providing the visibility into vulnerabilities they need to detect compromises rapidly, respond to breaches and stop attacks before they become an issue. Visit www.c1-s.com for more. TechCentral

Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo assures that the credibility of the commission is not dependent on a single factor - "it is an important factor, yet not the only determinant of the credibility of the commission", he said in reference to the recent leaked candidate lists of the African National Congress and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. Mamabolo said the person responsible for circulating the lists has been fired from the IEC. On Saturday, the IEC reported that it had become aware of lists of candidates that were being circulated on social media platforms. The IEC indicated that the lists contained hallmarks that suggested it was circulated by a user inside the organisation. "For that reason, an enquiry was instituted to establish the circumstances of the unauthorised circulation and the person or persons responsible. Following investigations over the weekend and early hours of [Monday], the Electoral Commission is able to give a preliminary report that the investigation has narrowed the source of the disclosure to a workstation that had been used to generate and store the reports," Mamabolo said. He assured that the reports were deleted from the workstation, which had since been secured and imaged in the presence of the staff member whose credentials were used to generate the reports. He highlighted that a forensic analysis of the computer was under way. "The Electoral Commission reiterates its regret for the unauthorised disclosure of the lists and the disclosure of personal information of candidates on those lists. The Electoral Commission continues to cooperate with the Information Regulator in this regard," Mamabolo said. He explained that several measures had been taken since the matter came to light on Friday, saying access to the report section of the candidate nomination had been scaled down. He added that there was also heightened awareness created among all staff members, noting that corrective actions had been taken in terms of internal policies of the IEC. VOTERS ROLL TO BE CERTIFIED Meanwhile, Mamabolo announced that since the voters' roll was compiled for the first time ahead of the 1999 national and provincial elections, it had shown steady growth of over 35% and contained the highest number of registered voters, recording an increase of 9.6-million voters since the 1999 general elections. Mamabolo said that over 27.79-million voters were eligible to cast their votes in the 2024 national and provincial elections. Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the elections would take place on May 29. During the 1999 national and provincial elections, the IEC recorded 18.17-million registered voters, 20.67-million in the 2004 elections, 23.18-million in the 2019 elections, 25.39-million in the 2014 elections and 26.74-million in the 2019 elections. Mamabolo explained that the voters' roll would be certified by the chief electoral officer on Tuesday and would be published at the IEC's head office, each of the nine provincial offices of the commission and at each municipal office of the commission. Certification signals confirmation of those citizens who are eligible to vote in the elections, he said. "Electronic copies of the voters' roll which contains the redacted identity numbers of voters in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act will be provided to all political parties and independent candidates who have qualified to contest the elections," he explained. Mamabolo noted that the provincial breakdown of the registered voters indicated that Gauteng remained the biggest voting block, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape respectively. "The highlight of the certified roll is the increase in the rate of representation of persons in the age cohort 18 to 39 years. This age band accounts for 42%, or 11.7-million, of the voters on the voters' roll. In fact, the increase in this age category from the 2021 local government ele...

Guest:  Advocate Pansy Tlakula - Chairperson of the Information RegulatorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement speaks to Allison Tilley, a Member at the Information Regulator about developments made in the protection of personal information, ten years since the Protection of Personal Information Act.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cryptography and encryption are pivotal in modern cybersecurity operations. Altron Systems Integration senior manager for cryptography Caryn Vos tells TechCentral's TCS+ technology show about key reasons why this is the case. Vos tells TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about why organisations need to get encryption right if they're serious about protecting their data assets. The conversation explores the evolving security threat landscape and why companies need to respond appropriately. Ransomware remains a primary risk to South African organisations – and organisations around the world – but other risks are also emerging, says Vos. In this episode of TCS+, Vos unpacks how encryption can help in the fight against ransomware and other threats; how encryption protects data both at move and at rest; the impact of corporate espionage; the role of regulations and legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information Act and how encryption can help with regulatory compliance; and how encryption can be used to build trust with customers and other stakeholders. Don't miss a great discussion with an expert in the field. TechCentral

The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services has 30 days to pay a R5 million fine, for breaching the Protection of Personal Information Act, POPIA. This after the Department was issued a fine by the Information Regulator for failing to renew its anti-virus and IT security solutions licenses. In 2021, the Department suffered a security compromise on its IT systems, leading to all its information systems being breached. For more more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Justice Ministry

SEESA Consumer Protection & POPI Legal Advisors Viantha Govender and Shanay Reddy discuss the duty of an Information Officer within a business to complete a Personal Information Impact Assessment to identify and minimise the data protection risks from processing personal information within the business in terms of the POPI Act. Should you require additional information regarding the Protection of Personal Information Act, please contact your nearest SEESA office. Alternatively, leave your contact details on our website for a SEESA representative to contact you. #SEESA #ConsumerProtection #ProtectionOfPersonalInformation #POPIA #TheEmployersCompany #Contact #SEESA #ProfessionalLegalAdvice #SouthAfrica #SignUpToday #YourRunningABusiness #LeaveTheRestToUs #InformationOfficer #PersonalInformationImpactAssessment

SEESA CP & POPI legal advisors Hugo Roux and Rouchelle de Beer discuss the processing of health information related to COVID-19 in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, and whether a business may request proof of vaccination from employees, contractors and third parties. They also discuss what the business may do if a person refuses to provide proof of vaccination. Should you require additional information regarding the Protection of Personal Information Act, please contact your nearest SEESA office. Alternatively, leave your contact details on our website for a SEESA representative to contact you. #SEESA #ConsumerProtection #ProtectionOfPersonalInformation #POPIA #TheEmployersCompany #Contact #SEESA #ProfessionalLegalAdvice #SouthAfrica #SignUpToday #YourRunningABusiness #LeaveTheRestToUs # Processing #SpecialPersonalInformation #VaccinationCards

Wendy Knowler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendy Knowler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEESA Legal Advisors Mariam Allie and Asheer Dollie discuss the legal requirements when collecting personal information, as set out in Condition 6 of the Protection of Personal Information Act. They further address the consequences of non-compliance and the steps businesses can take towards conformity of Condition 6 of the Act. Should you require further assistance or advice about POPIA, please contact your nearest SEESA office. Alternatively, SMS "SEESA" to 45776 for a legal advisor to contact you. #SEESA #ConsumerProtection #ProtectionOfPersonalInformation #LegalAdvisors #ProfessionalLegalSupport #ContactSEESA #POPIA #ProtectionOfPersonalInformationAct #Transparency #Openness #Condition6

SEESA Consumer Protection and POPI Legal Advisors Megashlin Naidoo and Viantha Govender discuss the legal implications in relation to POPIA and the processing of information of children. They focus on the aspects of Authorisation of processing children's information in respect of Section 34 and 35 of the Protection of Personal Information Act. They also mention the appropriate safeguards in terms of Section 19 required to secure the integrity and confidentiality of Personal Information. Want to know more about the Processing of Personal Information of Children? Contact your SEESA Legal Advisor or leave your contact details on our website, and a SEESA representative will contact you. #SEESA #ConsumerProtection #ProtectionOfPersonalInformation #POPIA #TheEmployersCompany #ContactUs #ProfessionalLegalAdvice #SouthAfrica #SignUpToday #YourRunningABusiness #LeaveTheRestToUs #PersonalInformationOfChildren

SEESA Consumer Protection and POPI Legal Advisors Daniel Maboa and Chris Rapetswa provide guidelines on what is expected from businesses who conduct electronic direct marketing to data subjects, as well as the rights of these data subjects as provided for by the Protection of Personal Information Act. Need further information regarding direct marketing or compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act in general? Contact your nearest SEESA office for assistance. #SEESA #ConsumerProtection #ProtectionOfPersonalInformation #POPIA #TheEmployersCompany #Contact #SEESA #ProfessionalLegalAdvice #SouthAfrica #SignUpToday #YourRunningABusiness #LeaveTheRestToUs #UnsolicitedDirectMarketing #POPIA4Of2013

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) says it stands by the decision by the Basic Education Department not to publish matric results, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act. This comes as a court challenge by lobby group AfriForum against the decision will be heard in court TODAY. While AfriForum and the department battle it out in court, COSAS says the only people who benefit from the publication of results are media houses and not the learners. COSAS spokesperson Douglas Ngobeni 

Fikile Sibiya is chief information officer of e4. She knows just how much pressure CIOs and IT leadership teams have been under over the past 18 months, with Covid-19 impacting them hard. In this podcast interview with TechCentral, Sibiya talks about how CIOs have helped steer their organisations through a time of great stress and uncertainty and how they are beginning to emerge on the other side wiser but with the battle scars to show for it. Can IT leaders ever really prepare for an event like Covid and the sudden need for their companies' employees to work from home en masse? And what lessons have been learnt through it all? Certainly, many people may underestimate the strain that people in positions of IT leadership have been through in the last year and a half, Sibiya explains in the podcast. And South Africa's unique problems – not least of them load shedding – has added to this. Is a remote workforce, or even a hybrid workforce, sustainable in the longer term? How do companies manage productivity when their employees are working remotely? And equally, how do they ensure people don't burn themselves out? Sibiya tackles all of these important questions – and more – in the podcast. The conversation also touches on the security aspects of working from home as well as the impact of the Protection of Personal Information Act. Lastly, Sibiya talks about a passion of hers: fintech. She explains why fintech start-ups have seen enormous growth through the Covid lockdown and how the technology holds huge promise for the unbanked and the so-called “township economy”. If you're in IT leadership, or even just interested in it, make sure you don't miss the conversation. TechCentral

Fikile Sibiya is chief information officer of e4. She knows just how much pressure CIOs and IT leadership teams have been under over the past 18 months, with Covid-19 impacting them hard. In this podcast interview with TechCentral, Sibiya talks about how CIOs have helped steer their organisations through a time of great stress and uncertainty and how they are beginning to emerge on the other side wiser but with the battle scars to show for it. Can IT leaders ever really prepare for an event like Covid and the sudden need for their companies' employees to work from home en masse? And what lessons have been learnt through it all? Certainly, many people may underestimate the strain that people in positions of IT leadership have been through in the last year and a half, Sibiya explains in the podcast. And South Africa's unique problems – not least of them load shedding – has added to this. Is a remote workforce, or even a hybrid workforce, sustainable in the longer term? How do companies manage productivity when their employees are working remotely? And equally, how do they ensure people don't burn themselves out? Sibiya tackles all of these important questions – and more – in the podcast. The conversation also touches on the security aspects of working from home as well as the impact of the Protection of Personal Information Act. Lastly, Sibiya talks about a passion of hers: fintech. She explains why fintech start-ups have seen enormous growth through the Covid lockdown and how the technology holds huge promise for the unbanked and the so-called “township economy”. If you're in IT leadership, or even just interested in it, make sure you don't miss the conversation.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF POPIA ON SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES It seems that in the last few years, sectional title owners have been confronted with new legislation and directives. Join us at 7 pm as we look at the effects of the Protection of Personal Information Act on sectional title schemes Our guest: Leigh-Anne Harrison, Portfolio Manager at Pam Golding Property Management Services Website link: https://pgpms.co.za/ #PrivateProperty​ #YSYR​ #LivePodcast

Mpho Putini is talking to Nandi Tselanyane about Protection of personal information act. They look at what does this act entailed and how protected are your personal information collected and being used sometimes against your will.

Mpho Putini is talking to Nandi Tselanyane about Protection of personal information act. They look at what does this act entailed and how protected are your personal information collected and being used sometimes against your will.

Bianca Neethling - Director of Elysian Compliance and Risk Management Services on how the PopiA affects Social Media platforms and on why Section 58(2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act has been postponed.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Protection of Personal Information Act, or POPI, is five years in the making, and comes into force soon. But should you as an individual or you as a business be worried about the new POPI law? Jeandie Leone, the commercial Executive at Workforce explains the basics

How will the Protection of Personal Information Act impact the way we share photos of people online? Will we need their consent before posting? Refilwe Moloto speaks to Verlie Oosthuizen, partner and head of social media law at Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bianca Neethling, Director at Elysian Compliance and Risk Management on the importance of complying to The Protection of Personal Information Act in light of the Act coming to effect on July 1, a move that will compel ALL businesses and organisations to protect personal information and prevent it being exposed and disseminated to unauthorised individuals and entities.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest:  Loyiso Boyce - MD of Clyrofor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To keep appraised of all regulatory issues in South Africa while digitally transforming is often arduous. Simply paying attention is no longer enough, which is why regulatory technology, or regtech, now plays a crucial role and can significantly assist in ensuring all digital transformation projects are successful and compliant. That's the view of Andrea Tucker, head of research & development and strategic projects at e4, who was a guest on the TechCentral podcast. In the podcast, Tucker talks about e4 and its areas of focus before turning to the subject of regtech and what the short- and long-term benefits are of embracing a regtech strategy. Has the Covid-19 pandemic put extra pressure on companies to embrace a digital approach to regulation? If so, what’s driving it? Also, regulation is a broad field. Should companies be applying regtech to every aspect of their business where regulation happens to play a role? Tucker answers these questions as well as touching on which industries are doing regtech well, including a look at the banking space in South Africa. What is the impact of privacy legislation like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation and South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act in the regtech field? And how are shifting consumer habits since the start of the pandemic affecting regtech strategies and why? Don't miss the discussion!

SEESA Consumer and POPI Legal Advisors, Frederik du Plessis and Melinda van der Merwe discuss the conditions set out in the Protection of Personal Information Act in relation to the lawful processing of personal information, together with objections made by the data subject to the processing of personal information.

Cloud, Connectivity, Data Storage. We've all heard the terms, but what are the considerations when choosing these services for your business? Similarly, what are the differences between fibre to the business and fibre to the home? If you're a business that handles any sort of personal data for your clients, how will the mandatory implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act impact you? In this introductory episode of a new series called Unbundled, Jaco Voigt takes a deep dive into the explanations and expectations of all these factors. Catalytic

Cloud, Connectivity, Data Storage. We've all heard the terms, but what are the considerations when choosing these services for your business? Similarly, what are the differences between fibre to the business and fibre to the home? If you're a business that handles any sort of personal data for your clients, how will the mandatory implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act impact you? In this introductory episode of a new series called Unbundled, Jaco Voigt takes a deep dive into the explanations and expectations of all these factors. Catalytic

Two of the country's experts on the far reaching Protection of Personal Information Act unpack it for us - this has huge implications in a country where companies often play fast and loose with the private information of citizens. Our guests were: Okyerebea Ampofo-Anti: POPI expert and specialist in data protection, media and emerging technologies law, she is the owner of Ampofo-Anti Consulting. a sessional media law lecturer at Wits, she was a partner at Webber Wentzel for 12 years, served as a law clerk to former Chief Justice Pius Langa at the SA Constitutional Court; and clerked for Judge Erkki Kourala at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. Emma Sadleir: South Africa's leading expert on social media law and owner of The Digital Law Company. Also formerly with Webber Wentzel, she has an LLM from the London School of Economics and is the author of two books published by Penguin Random House.

Two of the country's experts on the far reaching Protection of Personal Information Act unpack it for us - this has huge implications in a country where companies often play fast and loose with the private information of citizens. Our guests were: Okyerebea Ampofo-Anti: POPI expert and specialist in data protection, media and emerging technologies law, she is the owner of Ampofo-Anti Consulting. a sessional media law lecturer at Wits, she was a partner at Webber Wentzel for 12 years, served as a law clerk to former Chief Justice Pius Langa at the SA Constitutional Court; and clerked for Judge Erkki Kourala at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. Emma Sadleir: South Africa's leading expert on social media law and owner of The Digital Law Company. Also formerly with Webber Wentzel, she has an LLM from the London School of Economics and is the author of two books published by Penguin Random House.

In this episode, we discuss the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in South Africa, and how this piece of legislation affects employers who fail to comply. To order Bowmans' POPIA Toolkit for Employers, read their article here, and send an email to POPIAtoolkit@bowmanslaw.com. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.Speakers: Peter Walts (Employment Law Alliance / Global) & Chloë Loubser (Bowmans / South Africa)

The Protection of Personal Information Act promotes the protection of personal information by requiring that public and private bodies comply with certain standards when collecting, processing, storing and sharing personal information. Organisations must actively demonstrate compliance with the POPI Act by implementing appropriate and reasonable measures. In this podcast, SEESA CP & POPI Legal Advisors, Damian Bothma and Melinda van der Merwe discuss how a business can take appropriate and reasonable steps to actively demonstrate compliance with the POPI Act

Classic 1027 — Something stinks in the legal spat brewing between the Joburg Roads Agency (JRA)and Vumacam. Vumacam approached the court with an urgent application to declare JRA’s decision to suspend aerial and CCTV wayleave applications unlawful and invalid, and set it aside. Vumacam was informed recently of the JRA’s decision to appeal a High Court ruling made against it on 20 August 2020 in which Judge Bashir Vally ruled that “the decision to suspend the consideration of aerial and CCTV wayleave applications is declared to be unlawful and invalid”. While the JRA stated concerns around privacy being the reason that wayleaves should be halted, the judge noted that “there is no dispute that Vumacam complies with the legislative prescripts set out in the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA) insofar as protecting an individual’s privacy rights are concerned”. The Judge directed the JRA to proceed with the consideration and determination of aerial and CCTV applications within seven days of the order and provide reasons to Vumacam “if the applications are, or if any individual one is, refused”. Michael Avery spoke to Vumacam CE, Ricky Croock, who said: “This appeal directly impacts the rollout of cameras and infrastructure to provide critical surveillance support to SAPS, JMPD and private security companies in their crime fighting efforts.”

The Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 will come into effect from 1 July 2020. Companies will have one year – until 1 July 2021 – to comply. Once the law comes into effect, companies will have strict rules to follow about what they can do with your information, how long they can keep it, and how they contact you. This means, come 1 July 2021, you’ll receive fewer spam voice messages on your phone (known as robocalls), and fewer spam SMSes.  Fines can run up to a maximum of R10 million. Companies need to ask your permission to send you marketing material. If you’ve given that permission, they can contact you until you ask them to stop. To help us understand the POPI Act some more and discuss ways in which companies will be able to meet its obligations speedily,  Guest: Brandon Naicker, Cybersecurity Executive at LAWtrust Topics: The practicality of the POPI Act

Consumer Protection experts Nelly Nyembe and Damian Bothma explain the necessity of Codes of Conduct which demonstrate the readiness of respective industries to adhere to principles imbedded in the Protection of Personal Information Act to become compliant. Codes of Conduct give comfort to the Regulator for the level of commitment by industries, bodies, associations and stakeholders to its principles.

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) will finally come into law on 1 July. Implemented in 2013, the Protection of Personal Information act gives effect to Section 14 of the Constitution, which provides that everyone has the right to privacy.

In this second episode of the Research ICT Africa podcast we talk to Professor Joseph Cannataci, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. We talk about the challenges posed to privacy by AI, the definition of privacy, privacy as informational self-determination, privacy as an enabling right, privacy and security (can they be balanced or is it a false dichotomy), surveillance, South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act, surveillance legislation in South Africa, and even blockchain too.

SEESA Consumer Protection and POPI experts, Damian Bothma and Louwrens Bakker explain Section 13 of the Protection of Personal Information Act which relates to the collection of personal information and the purpose specification requirements.

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Werksman attorneys head of the data privacy practice group Ahmore Burger-Smidt on the protection of personal information act finally coming into effect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEESA Consumer and POPI legal advisors, Damian Bothma and Ruan Pretorius explain what obligations the Protection of Personal Information Act imposes on a business should a data security compromise occur, when a notice must be sent to a data subject and what such notice must contain.

Guest: Adv Alan Lambert - A leading expert on POPIA and from lambert Legal Consulting SA

In this episode: Issues facing businesses – Ransomware, employee negligence, malicious employee revenge, business email compromise. What constitutes a “breach,” as well as Utah’s Protection of Personal Information Act. Creating an Information Security Plan – Being proactive about assessing your company’s assets, risks and management. Creating policies to address them. Breach response – What does […]The post Episode 14: Cyber attacks may have big legal ramifications for unprepared businesses appeared first on Cyber24.

Alison Treadaway is a director and shareholder of the South African eBilling and eMarketing software and services company, Striata. In this chat, Alison unpacks the noble aims of South Africa's imminent enaction of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), and highlights some of the pain points that this ground-breaking piece of legislation is expected to address-- gaps that other African countries will no doubt seek to plug through passing personal data laws of their own.

Due to a technology failure there has been a delay in releasing the PoPICast - but we're back!In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 24 we...

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In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.We had intended to release the Genealogy discussion over three episodes, but finally did so over two. As we provid...

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In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this, the first of two episodes, we look at the implications of PoPI in one specific area: Genealogy and Archiv...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight, raising the question: what is a privacy business analyst?160;PoPICast E...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight160;PoPICast Episode 12160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight160;PoPICast Episode 11160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Consent and Justification are discussed in more detail.160;PoPICast Episode 10160;Download the160;16...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The important consideration of Consent is under discussion.160;PoPICast Episode 09160;Download the160;...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The important consideration of Minimality is under discussion.160;PoPICast Episode 08160;Download the1...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The discussion finally moves from Condition 1 to Condition 2160;PoPICast Episode 07160;Download the160...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Condition 1 has proven more complex than Tony imagined160;PoPICast Episode 06160;Download the160;160...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David looks at the first - and less obvious than it would appear - condition.160;160;PoPI...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the PoPI Conditions.160;160;PoPICast Episode 04160;Download the160;...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the definition of Processing.160;160;PoPICast Episode 03160;Download ...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the definition of Personal Information.160;160;PoPICast Episode 02160...

In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this opening episode, Tony asks what PoPI is, anyway?160;160;PoPICast Episode 01160;Download the1...

Ritasha Jethva is the head of Information Privacy at one of the South African Banks. In the first Pubcast produced by Helaine, the team went to Ritashas offices to discuss the impending Protection of Personal Information Act, and how a large bank ha...