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Celebrating Child Protection Week and the Domestic Violence Amendment Act

South Africa has been celebrating Child Protection Week since 28 May. I'm a bit late to the celebrations, but I'm still happy that we're taking the protection of our children so seriously. The Domestic Violence Amendment Act is a huge [...]

Generative AI for kids: Teach your little Ada Lovelace to create the future

Are you a parent who wants to introduce your kids to the world of AI? Maybe your child is a tech enthusiast, or perhaps you want to help them understand how technology works in the world around them. Whatever the [...]

By |2024-08-26T21:14:17+02:00May 7th, 2023|Categories: AI Law|Tags: , , , , |

Children’s online privacy: International developments

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” - Nelson Mandela. Children's online privacy has become increasingly important as they use more digital media than any other generation. Technology [...]

By |2023-03-29T13:44:50+02:00July 18th, 2022|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |

POPIA and the nasciturus fiction: privacy for unborn children?

Who’d have thought there’d be a link between POPIA and the nasciturus fiction? We’ve uncovered one. Let’s start you off with some context. Generally speaking, SA law doesn’t see an unborn child as a legal person with legal rights and responsibilities. [...]