Botswana's Data Protection Act, 2024 (the new Act) has officially come into effect on 14 January 2025 after the Data Protection Act of 2018 (the 2018 Act) was repealed after facing multiple delays since its transition in 2021. The new [...]
The information regulator may prescribe more detailed rules for the processing of health information or sex life (section 32(6)) by making Health and Sex Life Regulations (section 112(2)(c)). The rules would apply to specific responsible parties who process personal information [...]
The grace period for your organisation to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) ended on 1 July 2021. Just so you know, you have to comply now. What action does your organisation need [...]
The EU AI Act was published in the Official Journal of the EU. The EU AI Act commencement date is 2 August 2024 . This crucial development impacts how artificial intelligence is regulated within the European Union and beyond. Understanding [...]
Understanding the EU AI Act's impact and ensuring your business follows its rules is like learning origami. You must do each step carefully, turning something simple into something complex and beautiful. As we move past the first steps of these [...]
Let’s give you the tea on Zoom’s Terms of Service update that require you to take action. What has changed? Zoom initially updated its terms, particularly sections 10.1 to 10.6, to include clauses around how they use, process and handle [...]
ISO/IEC 38507:2022 has arrived! [Cue dramatic music]. Let’s see how it will support your organisation’s artificial intelligence (AI) governance. Who’s the audience? In short, it’s a document that guides an organisation’s governing body on how to enable and govern AI. [...]
This is the ICT Weekly Update on legal, regulatory and policy developments in the ICT industry prepared by Lisa Thornton Inc for clients and colleagues. Michalsons reproduces it, in part, here with the permission of Lisa Thornton Inc. You [...]
The President of South Africa has signed the Cybercrimes Act into law. This means that South Africa now has a comprehensive law to regulate cybercrime. The wait is finally over, and it is now time for you to take action. [...]
The Information Regulator in South Africa published the final POPI regulations on 14 December 2018 (or POPIA regulations or POPI Act Regulations as some people call them). The regulations say that "These Regulations shall be called the Regulations relating [...]
The latest draft of the Cybercrimes Bill is better but still concerning for a few reasons. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development tabled a new version of the Cybercrimes Bill in the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on [...]
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has called for comments and public participation on the latest version of the Cybercrimes Bill. The deadline to submit your comments has been extended to Thursday 10 August 2017. Your participation and comment are [...]
