South Africa’s Information Regulator has issued a formal enforcement notice against WhatsApp for failing to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).This marks a significant step in enforcing South Africa’s data protection laws and signals that the Regulator [...]
The information regulator briefed the public and the media on 11 September 2024 on some enforcement activities over the last quarter (since 1 April 2024). The central theme was that the regulator has taken various enforcement actions but hasn't succeeded [...]
The Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice to the State Security Agency (SSA) regarding a PAIA record request. The SSA had refused to provide the information to the requester. This refusal prompted the Regulator to investigate and issue the SSA [...]
Getting an enforcement notice from the regulator is not the worst thing that can happen to FT Rams Consulting or any other non-compliant organisation. You will agree with me, after reading the discussion below, that getting an infringement notice is [...]
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a biometric recognition enforcement notice against Serco Leisure (Serco Leisure enforcement notice) for their unlawful use of facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Serco Leisure enforcement notice order [...]
The information regulator may send you a POPIA enforcement notice after investigating you and finding that you have contravened POPIA by failing to lawfully process personal information. In comparison, the information regulator may send you an infringement notice if it [...]
The information regulator issued its first enforcement notice to SAPS. After conducting an independent investigation, the regulator found that SAPS breached several conditions for the lawful processing of personal data. The regulator also found that SAPS failed to notify the [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Picture yourself sitting on your couch at home, causally flicking through channels. The Information Regulator and data protection are the last things on your mind; and yet there you are, stumbling onto a press conference the Information Regulator is doing. [...]
The information regulator has finally established the enforcement committee (committee). The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) provides for the establishment of an Enforcement Committee (see section 93). The committee has a key role to play in supporting the information [...]
