information privacy

Dutch Reformed Church Vergesig v Sooknunan

In Dutch Reformed Church Vergesig v Sooknunan, the Court ordered Sooknunan, the owner and publisher of a Facebook page, to remove certain posts as they were unlawful in content and impact. The Court held that people posting the Church members' […]

Email Databases for Sale – legal concerns

Nowadays a customer email database is a very important asset to a business. Why has it become so popular?  Simply because emails are cheap and easy to distribute.  Direct marketers still phone people, but reaching people through email has become [...]

By |2022-12-07T11:22:19+02:00June 20th, 2009|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |

Bernstein v Bester

In Bernstein v Bester, the court gave an interpretation of the constitutional right to privacy. The court held that business activities are public affairs that need public scrutiny. This means that the right to privacy applies in the personal or [...]

Financial Mail v Sage Holdings

In Financial Mail (Pty) Ltd v Sage Holdings Ltd, the Court extended personality rights to a corporation. This judgment is a significant development in our law and is the basis behind POPIA's requirement that responsible parties must protect the personal [...]