One of the most popular analytics services, Google Analytics has come under fire in recent months. The service is a statistics and analytical tool that helps businesses improve their search engine optimisation (SEO) and marketing. It's available for free or [...]
If you’re anything like the rest of us the thought of grappling with “AI”, “emerging tech”, “Web3” and the “metaverse” is crippling. We’ve all got enough to think about when it comes to managing data, privacy, the impact of [...]
On Friday, 23 October 2020, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies gazetted the Report of the Presidential Commission on the 4th Industrial Revolution (PC4IR). The Report sets out SA’s strategy, response, and framework for the 4th industrial [...]
Last week, the South African parliament passed the Film and Publications Bill (or the Film and Publications Amendment Bill). There has been a great deal wrong with the Bill since it was first proposed, and we joined many other interested [...]
The FPB published the Draft Online Regulation Policy on 4 March 2015 for public comment. With the increase in the use of portable devices for gaming and social networking, and the rise of high-speed broadband internet, more content is accessible to all of us. The [...]
We are often asked what legal disclosures does the law require us to include in our email disclaimer - the legal content often found in the footer (at the foot) of an email or on a website (also commonly referred [...]
Many people do not take into account the legal considerations when creating a website. There are many things to take into account and often the legal aspects get neglected. In some people's view the legal considerations are not important or [...]
A take-down notice is a means of removing potentially offensive content from the internet and is part of the take-down procedure. It is a time and cost efficient way of removing content but, it only applies in certain circumstances. If [...]
This is not expressly prohibited by any law, but may possibly amount to a contravention of the provisions of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978. Broadly speaking, copyright is the right given to the owner of a copyrighted work not [...]
Are South African residents permitted to use online casinos and betting websites? Is any regulatory consent or age, credit or other verification required? The Supreme Court of Appeal (the highest authority on all cases except cases relating to constitutional rights), [...]
Online gambling is not permissible under the current legislation, but will soon be once the National Gambling Amendment Bill gets enacted. Currently gambling in South Africa is regulated concurrently by national and provincial legislation. The National Gambling Act 7 of [...]
What tests or rules are applied by the courts to determine the proper jurisdiction for Internet-based transactions (or contentions) in cases where the defendant is resident or provides goods or services from outside the jurisdiction? The general principle for a [...]
