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Biometric laws around the World

Biometric data is information collected on body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics through biometric technologies like facial recognition or fingerprint scanners. The purpose of this collection is surveillance. As biometrics fast become more popular, countries like the USA [...]

GDPR vs POPIA | Compare the GDPR with the POPI Act?

It seems the age-old GDPR vs POPIA debate is still raging. How do they compare, you ask? The key is to find out what the differences and similarities are between the GDPR and the POPI Act. For example, the [...]

By |2025-03-04T15:59:29+02:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |

Who needs a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?

Who must appoint a DPO? What does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require regarding a Data Protection Officer (or DPO)? This is one of the questions the GDPR, which the European Parliament recently adopted, has made many organisations ask. Another one of [...]

Data Protection Officer Job and Salary

Are you looking for a data protection officer job or an indication of what a data protection officer salary would be? The Data Protection Officer job (also known as a DPO job) has got the European Union buzzing at the moment. Who [...]

GDPR adopted by European Parliament

The European Parliament (or EU Parliament) finally adopted, enacted, or approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 14 April 2016 after four years of negotiations. The GDPR is the most important piece of personal data protection legislation in the world [...]

By |2017-12-07T07:01:22+02:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |

The Panama Papers Leak and the Legal Questions it Raises

The Panama Papers leak has become one of the most widely covered data protection issues in the news. But the one question no one probably asked yet is: what connection is there between the Panama Papers and the law? What [...]

By |2019-06-28T16:12:20+02:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |

The Safe Harbor Ruling and What it Means

On the 6 October 2015 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made the Safe Harbor ruling which declared the Safe Harbor Agreement invalid. The ECJ ruled that the European Commission’s trans-Atlantic data protection agreement that went into force in 2000 [...]

By |2022-11-01T09:45:18+02:00March 14th, 2016|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |

What is the GDPR and Why is it Important?

What is the GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is a new data protection law Europe has enacted that will apply to the whole of the EU and many organisations in other parts of the world. The GDPR [...]

By |2019-07-02T09:41:53+02:00February 25th, 2016|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |