The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) states that the head of a private body is the Information Officer, and they should compile a PAIA manual for the private body and update the manual regularly (unless exempt). According to […]
The EU AI Act commencement date was 2 August 2024. The Act has taken effect and will continue to be implemented in a phased approach. Now that the EU AI Act has been published in the Official Journal (12 [...]
In De Jager v Netcare, the High Court considered whether surveillance evidence collected without consent was admissible under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The case clarifies when personal information, including special personal information like health data, may be [...]
The Information Regulator's media briefing unpacked PAIA points and gave insights into the state of access to information. These points shed light on successes and areas which need improvement to adhere to PAIA. PAIA points in the Information Regulator's media [...]
The Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice to the State Security Agency (SSA) regarding a PAIA record request. The SSA had refused to provide the information to the requester. This refusal prompted the Regulator to investigate and issue the SSA […]
On June 6, 2024, the activist group NOYB filed 11 complaints against Meta with various EU data protection authorities. These complaints were in response to Meta’s recent privacy policy changes regarding the use of users’ data to train AI. Changes [...]
On April 29 2024, the activist group None of Your Business (NOYB) filed a complaint against OpenAI with the Austrian data protection authority (DSB). The complaint alleged that the processing of personal information by OpenAI, through its AI model ChatGPT, [...]
With the general elections set to be held on 29 May 2024, the last thing South Africans want to hear are details of a security compromise at the IEC. On the other hand, the Information Regulator is in need [...]
On 6th October 2023, the UK Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) issued a preliminary enforcement notice against Snap, SnapChat's parent company. ICO issued the preliminary enforcement notice due to Snap's potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by its [...]
