What does the law say in regards to data privacy or data protection in South Africa? Does South Africa have a Data Protection Act? In terms of South African law, the right to privacy is protected in terms of [...]
Are you looking for the PPI Bill or PPI Act? Most people refer to it as POPI, POPIA or the POPI Act. POPI might not be the right name or the one that Parliament wants people to call it, but [...]
Are you looking to download the latest version of the Protection of Personal Information Bill? You actually need to look at the Protection of Personal Information Act because the Bill has been enacted and is now an Act. A bill is [...]
On 21 May 2010 and again on 4 June 2010 the sub-committee for Justice and Constitutional Development met to discuss further the Protection of Personal Information Bill. While most of the discussion was about minor amendments to the Bill, the [...]
The PPI Bill or POPI was again debated by the the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice on 2 March 2010. Various issues were raised and debated. The final section of the minutes read as follows: "The Chairperson expressed concern over [...]
The Institute for International Research (IIR) is holding a conference on the Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI Bill) and how it will be affecting businesses. The conference will run from 17 March 2010 to the 18 March 2010 at [...]
Are you wondering what the implications of the Protection of Personal Information Bill are for you? On the one hand, virtually every organisation processes personal information - it is an important part of the business. Up until now, there have been very [...]
