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Privacy Impact Assessments for AI systems | Actionable steps

In today’s digital age, organisations increasingly use AI systems to process large amounts of personal data. These systems can potentially transform businesses and society in profound ways. But they also pose significant risks to the rights and freedoms of data [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:16:17+02:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: AI Governance, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: |

Third party risk management: never do it alone

In today’s interconnected and international business world, third party risk management is vital to your organisation’s risk management strategy. Third-party relationships introduce significant risks to your business, whether with suppliers, vendors, or service providers. These risks include data breaches, intellectual [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:18:15+02:00March 17th, 2023|Categories: Cybersecurity Law|

South Africa to the UAE: how to transfer personal data

Transferring personal data across borders requires careful consideration of legal requirements and data protection laws. For example, suppose you want to transfer personal data from South Africa to the UAE. In that case, there are several steps you need to [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:12:05+02:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: |

Policy lifecycle management: how to manage policies smartly

Ever wondered how to manage policies better? I know I have. It turns out many people ask this question because policies are notoriously difficult to manage. But we have the best solution to this problem: policy lifecycle management. Yes, I [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:12:49+02:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: Governance, Plain Language, Policies|Tags: |

A legal style guide | Why you need one & how to create it

A legal style guide is essential for any organisation that produces legal documents, whether contracts, briefs, or other legal materials. It ensures that an organisation’s legal documents are consistent and adhere to specific standards, which is essential for maintaining clear [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:13:50+02:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: Clear communications, Plain Language|

Mapping the user journey | Legal design

Mapping the user journey is a crucial part of legal design. Why? It helps to understand the experiences and needs of users when they interact with legal documents, services or systems. This post captures steps to map the user journey. [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:14:32+02:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: Clear communications|Tags: |

DKIM: what is it and why does it matter?

Email has long been a primary mode of communication, and we depend on it for both personal and business use. However, email security has become a significant concern with increasing cyber threats. As a result, using DKIM has become increasingly [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:19:42+02:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: Cybersecurity Law, Electronic Communications Law, Email Law|

Contract lifecycle management issues in top companies

Congratulations! You're doing good business, and your company isn't just off the ground – it's soaring. You started with some staff, a few suppliers and a couple of excellent sales, and you labelled and stacked all those agreements neatly in [...]

By |2023-03-15T15:36:15+02:00March 15th, 2023|Categories: Contracts|Tags: |

The legal design process for people in a hurry

The legal design process is a powerful tool for improving the effectiveness and accessibility of legal documents, systems, and processes. By following the process’s steps, you can create designs tailored to your user’s needs and that promote compliance and access [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:14:58+02:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Clear communications|Tags: |

Court orders: how blockchain can ensure authenticity

Recently, the public has been deeply concerned about the authenticity of court orders because of reports of increased forgery of these orders. Court orders are legally binding documents that courts issue to settle disputes between parties. However, with the rise [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:07:39+02:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: Blockchain|

Model risk management for AI systems

Model risk management is crucial to effectively using AI in various domains. As you know, AI has advanced rapidly and integrated into different areas of our lives, including healthcare, finance, and transportation. Even so, AI systems’ reliance on complex models [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:08:46+02:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: , |

Membership inference attacks | A new AI security risk

Let’s explore a new AI security risk: membership inference attacks. What is it? It’s an AI attack during which an attacker tries to determine if you have used a particular person’s personal information to train a machine learning model. The [...]

By |2024-08-26T06:21:09+02:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance, Cybersecurity Law, POPI and Data Protection|