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Data privacy or data protection in South Africa

What does the law say in regards to data privacy or data protection in South Africa? Does South Africa have a Data Protection Act? In terms of South African law, the right to privacy is protected in terms of [...]

By |2024-04-16T11:49:36+02:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |

Register with the Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Do you do business in Kenya? If so, you need to register with Kenya’s Office of Data Protection Commissioner (the ODPC). Data controllers and processors need to register with the ODPC from 14 July 2022 based on the regulations issued [...]

Kenya Data Protection Act of 2019 | Summary

Kenya is now a member of the club with its new Kenya Data Protection Act of 2019. We will answer the FAQ so that you are prepared and know your next steps. More and more countries are implementing data [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:09:17+02:00February 5th, 2020|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) introduces data protection to California. In this post we will answer the frequently asked questions so that you are prepared for the new legislation and know your next steps. It will [...]

By |2020-01-29T11:10:24+02:00January 28th, 2020|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |

How the GDPR changed the Argentina Personal Data Protection Act

The Argentina Personal Data Protection Act has been Argentina's data protection law since 2000. The country is, however, moving away from this law, and has already drafted a new data protection Bill. The reason for this new Bill is to [...]

By |2022-11-21T15:04:03+02:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |

Global privacy law and data protection book

Are you looking for a global privacy law book or data protection book? There are many countries that have privacy, data protection and security laws. It can be very confusing to find all of them and compare them. All the [...]

By |2022-12-08T15:36:38+02:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |