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The information regulator invited comments on draft regulations that will amend the POPI regulations, 2018. The draft regulations mainly cover new proposed rules of procedure, administrative fines, and other proposed amendments to the POPI regulations, 2018.

Data protection fines in Africa

Data protection fines in Africa are on the rise as more authorities enforce compliance with data protection laws. Data protection authorities in Angola and Kenya have hit the ground running by enforcing data protection laws. In this article, we highlight [...]

By |2024-02-22T10:47:10+02:00March 29th, 2023|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , , |
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S v Phungula | Theft of personal data

In S v Phungula, the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court convicted Phungula of theft of personal data. The court found Phungula guilty of fraudulently obtaining the personal data of more than 23 million people and business-related data of almost 800 000 [...]

By |2023-03-30T15:36:59+02:00March 28th, 2023|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , |
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Draft POPIA Rules for the Enforcement Committee

The Information Regulator published a notice calling for comments on the draft POPIA Rules for the Enforcement Committee (Committee). The draft Rules outline the Procedure that the Enforcement Committee must follow when the regulator refers a POPIA complaint to them [...]

By |2024-02-22T11:40:43+02:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , |
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Comment on the draft POPIA Regulations

The information regulator invited comments on draft regulations that will amend the POPI regulations, 2018. The draft regulations mainly cover new proposed rules of procedure, administrative fines, and other proposed amendments to the POPI regulations, 2018. In this post, [...]

By |2022-11-29T14:06:39+02:00October 19th, 2021|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |
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