If you have less than 50 employees and your processing of personal information does not pose a significant risk to people, here is what you should and shouldn't do. Most importantly, don't panic. No one is going to jail. There [...]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published the final PAIA regulations. Regulations on the promotion of access to information The Minister is empowered by the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to make PAIA regulations. Most [...]
The information regulator has published a regulator PAIA manual template for both a public and a private body. The regulator is trying to help organisations create a manual themselves quickly and easily without having to pay a service provider [...]
Lawyers should prefer the active voice over the passive in legal documents (like contracts, terms, opinions, laws, affidavits, and pleadings). Most writers follow this principle when they write. But lawyers often don't and they argue that legal documents are different [...]
1 July 2021 was the POPIA deadline in South Africa. After the POPIA commencement date or effective date (which was 1 July 2020) there was a 12-month grace period - so the POPIA deadline was at the end of [...]
1 July 2021 is a milestone in South Africa and you have an important role to play into the future. For the protection of personal information, we move out of the grace period and into a world where the [...]
In June 2021, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services once again exempted all private bodies (except for certain companies) from having a PAIA manual until 31 December 2021. The exemption is only six months, effective from 1 July [...]
The regulator published a guidance note on exemptions from the conditions for lawful processing of personal information in terms of Section 37 and 38 of POPIA on 21 June 2021. The guidance note helps those who intend to apply for [...]
The information regulator has published its annual performance plan for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It has also presented them in different formats to different audiences. For example, the regulator held a readiness stakeholder engagement on 15 June [...]
The Cybercrimes Act has a significant impact on many organisations and individuals. Unfortunately, the impact is mostly negative and a bit scary. Correctional services are going to have to build more prisons to lock up everyone who commits a cybercrime. Few [...]
Crime affects everyone and in future cybercrime (and cyber security) is going to affect people more and more. No one is safe - it impacts the rich and the poor: Anyone with a mobile phone in their pocket. Anyone who has [...]
Now there is a good question. Many people ask us how much does data protection compliance (or more specifically GDPR compliance or POPIA compliance) cost. I'm afraid there is no simple answer but I can give you some guidance to [...]
