Insights, news or developments related to the Information Regulator in South Africa, including updates on webinars or events held by them.
The information regulator released the Information Regulator Strategic Plan for 2022/3 to 2026/7. The plan outlines the steps that the regulator will take to implement its vision for 2027. The regulator's key focus is to fulfil its dual mandate as [...]
The information regulator will serve an infringement notice to a responsible party that the regulator believes has breached a provision of POPIA. No responsible party wants to receive an infringement notice or enforcement notice. It is even more intimidating than [...]
If you've heard about or received an information notice from the information regulator, you may be wondering what it is and whether it's harmless. The truth is there's a lot for you to consider and action that you will need [...]
The information regulator published rules on the procedure a complainant should follow to submit a complaint to them. The rules set out detailed information on how the regulator will handle complaints. In this post, we summarise the rules, enable [...]
The information regulator issued a Guidance Note on application for Prior Authorisation (dated 11 March 2021) to guide responsible parties who are currently processing or intend to process personal information which is subject to prior authorisation to ensure compliance with [...]
On 13 October 2021, the information regulator invited comments on draft regulations that will amend the POPIA regulations, 2018. The draft regulations mainly cover new proposed rules of procedure, administrative fines, and other proposed amendments to the POPIA regulations. [...]
The information regulator has published a regulator PAIA manual template for both a public and a private body. The regulator is trying to help organisations create a manual themselves quickly and easily without having to pay a service provider [...]
Parliament has invited the public to nominate four people for the President to appoint as members of the information regulator. Do you want to nominate someone? Do you know anyone who might want to nominate someone? Finding the right members [...]
The regulator published a guidance note on exemptions from the conditions for lawful processing of personal information in terms of Section 37 and 38 of POPIA on 21 June 2021. The guidance note helps those who intend to apply for [...]
The information regulator has published its annual performance plan for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It has also presented them in different formats to different audiences. For example, the regulator held a readiness stakeholder engagement on 15 June [...]
The information regulator has published a guidance note on information officers and deputy information officers to provide guidance, procedures and forms to enable responsible parties to do various things required by law. To save you time, we have summarised [...]
Data breach notification is both good business and required by law. What can we learn from the Regulator’s media statement on the Experian breach? Not if but when Commentators on cybersecurity warn “…it is not a question of if a [...]
