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Biden executive order on American sensitive personal data

There is a new Biden executive order on American sensitive personal data that protects American citizens from exploitation by countries of concern. It relates to sensitive personal data or information. It authorises the Attorney General to prevent the large-scale transfer [...]

When are photos biometric data under data protection law?

When are photos biometric data under data protection law? This is a hot question at the moment because data protection laws attach stricter principles to the processing of biometric data which falls under sensitive data. Biometric photos are processed [...]

By |2021-08-10T08:50:36+02:00August 6th, 2021|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , |

Guidance note on processing of Special Personal Information

The regulator published a guidance note on processing of Special Personal Information on 28 June 2021 to help responsible parties process Special Personal Information lawfully. The guidance note does not add much to what is currently in the law [...]