Information law or data law is a specialist field of legal practice looking at all laws that regulate specifically information or data.
The draft King V Code on corporate governance was released for public comment on 24 February 2025 by the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA). It is only about 20 pages long and includes only the code (unlike previous [...]
The regulator will publish a guidance note on cross-border transfers to and from South Africa in terms of POPIA. They will not wait for the finalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. They have been consulting with other authorities, [...]
The South African National Policy on Data and Cloud was published in May 2024. Data is at the heart of everything and so it is hard to imagine a more important government policy. If South Africa gets its government [...]
On January 29, 2024, the Information Regulator organised a webinar to discuss the risks of false information in elections. They focused on “disinformation,” which is intentionally misleading false information, and “misinformation,” which is innocently sharing false information believing it [...]
WB v RB is an important judgment regarding medical records disclosure. A husband requested access to his wife's bipolar disorder health records for child custody proceedings. The court ordered the clinic to reveal the treatment details while respecting confidentiality [...]
The Protection of State Information Bill (or POSI Bill or Secrecy Bill) is a draft law in South Africa that deals with the classification and protection of state information. Some people call it the Secrecy Bill, POSIB or the POSI [...]
The spread of misinformation and deceptive content is not a new challenge. However, advancements in technology, particularly AI, have amplified this problem, enabling the creation of compelling fake audio and video content known as deepfakes. As Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates [...]
Data poisoning poses a significant threat to AI models, compromising their integrity and reliability. As organisations increasingly rely on AI technologies, safeguarding AI models from data poisoning attacks becomes paramount. In this post, we explore the role of the law [...]
Determining how to secure data and preserve privacy can be daunting for data scientists. Working with sensitive data raises questions about what data to use and how to protect it. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and opt for using raw [...]
Generative AI has revolutionised how we work, enabling us to perform our jobs more efficiently. However, harnessing the power of AI requires careful consideration of the data we input into these tools. It’s crucial to avoid using sensitive data that [...]
Data is the lifeblood of the digital age, powering everything from social media platforms to entire organisations. However, as the amount of data we generate, store, share and destroy grows, so does the need for effective data agreements. In this [...]
Welcome to the world of behavioural analytics, where data meets human behaviour... As businesses continue to collect more and more customer data, behavioural analytics has emerged as a powerful tool to help them understand customer behaviour and preferences. But with [...]
