The POPI Regulator has received an allocation in the 2016 National Treasury Budget tabled in Parliament. It is interesting because it gives us an indication of what the regulator will look like and when it is likely to be established. [...]
We need to protect personal information to protect people from harm. People can have their money stolen, lose access to credit, be physically assaulted, have their identity stolen, be discriminated against, and become the target of unwanted persistent marketing. These [...]
Many people are waiting for confirmation of the POPI commencement date. For any project, it is always helpful to know your deadline. Parliament and the Minister are yet to give us a clear indication of the POPI timeline. POPI became [...]
The POPPY Act is actually spelled POPI Act. Many people have heard of the Protection of Personal Information Act and incorrectly think that it is spelled POPPY, rather than POPI. It is an easy mistake to make. You're forgiven. It [...]
Parliament has invited everyone to nominate five people for Parliament 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 is important to [...]
Is it an offence to access data that is freely available on the Internet? Many of us would think that it isn’t if the data is accessible to the public. Can a person use public data (that may include public [...]
Interested in PCI DSS compliance? Do you need to comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)? A merchant, service provider or bank that processes any cardholder data, needs to know about PCI DSS and what is means [...]
The President approved (signed) the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) on 19 November and it was gazetted on 26 November, which means it is now law. As we expected, the President did not send it back to Parliament and [...]
On 23 July 2013, the National Assembly considered the changes made to the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) by the NCOP and it will formally accept them soon. The NCOP made a few changes, but they were largely technical in nature. For example, 2012 is changed to [...]
The Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) has been adopted by a Select Committee of the NCOP. What changes have been made and what is the process from here? When will it be enacted? A few changes have been made to POPI, but they are largely technical in [...]
Many of our clients are interested in the status of the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI). POPI is now the oldest Bill in Parliament and it has taken many years to make its way through the law making process. Many [...]
We first wrote about email marketing, spam email, and the law in August 2003 and the law in 2013 relating to spam has changed a lot over the last 10 years. So has people's concept of what spam is. Both [...]
