RICA stands for the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication Related Information Act 70 of 2002, and finally came into effect on 30 September 2005. RICA is the piece of South African legislation that governs the interception [...]
The Liquid Telecom enforcement action regarding recording meeting without consent arises from a decision where Kenya’s data protection regulator fined Liquid Telecommunications Kenya 700,000 Kenyan Shillings for unlawfully recording and retaining a former executive's Zoom meeting without consent. The ruling […]
The monitoring of communications must be done lawfully. For example, employers often monitor employee communications (such as email, websites visited, telephone calls, and the use of AI tools) to gather the evidence required to dismiss an employee fairly. Companies [...]
In Brewer v Otter.ai, the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California, Justin Brewer filed a class-action lawsuit against Otter.ai. Brewer alleges that Otter.ai's "Otter Notetaker" and "OtterPilot" tool deceptively record private conversations without proper consent and use [...]
Do you want to record a conversation without someone's consent? Do you wonder whether it's lawful to do so? While different jurisdictions will give you different answers, you might be surprised to find out that - in many cases - [...]
Recently Helaine Leggat was one of the guests on Kaya FM to comment on the interception of email, voice, or other communications in the workplace and the right to privacy in the workplace. Caution: The audio files on Michalsons can [...]
