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The information regulator issued its first PAIA enforcement notice to Risa Audio Visual (RAV). Hardwick Trading (Hardwick) complained to the information regulator after RAV's CEO denied their request for access to records relating to the distribution of royalty payments that [...]
Last week, the information regulator issued PAIA compliance notices to several public and private bodies in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). Although the regulator's notice is addressed to public bodies and to "Deputy Information Officers", [...]
On 6th October 2023, the UK Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) issued a preliminary enforcement notice against Snap, SnapChat's parent company. ICO issued the preliminary enforcement notice due to Snap's potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by its [...]
As the saying goes, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". Regarding GDPR enforcement actions collated in March 2023, the lion has roared. Recent enforcement actions related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in [...]
The South African Information Regulator (IR) has referred the National Department of Health (NDoH) to the enforcement committee because the NDoH has not provided information about personal data it collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The regulator might issue an enforcement [...]
By now, you’d have heard about SA’s latest battle: Information Regulator versus SAPS. But what’s the actual tea? Why’s our Information Regulator taking on SAPS? Do they even have the authority to take on SAPS? Perhaps you think POPIA doesn’t apply [...]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hit YouTube and Google with a $170 million fine due to YouTube collecting children's personal data without their parent's consent. The FTC relied on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as a basis [...]
