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01/12/2022

The role and responsibility of the information officer under POPIA

Arguably, one of the key areas to address in POPIA compliance is the role of the information officer. From an international comparative, the position of the information officer under POPIA, is somewhat alike to the role of a data protection officer (“DPO”) under the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) (the “GDPR”) however, certain dissimilarities exist. Getting to grips with what the mandatory position entails and who should fill the role for the responsible party...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet Optog

Arguably, one of the key areas to address in POPIA compliance is the role of the information officer. From an international comparative, the position of the information officer under POPIA, is somewhat alike to the role of a data protection officer...

28/11/2022

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16/11/2022

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet

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31/10/2022

🌐 The role and liability of an operator under POPIA 🌐

"This insight article seeks to provide a high-level overview of the role of an operator, how the positon compares to the role of the “responsible party” (equivalent to a “data controller” under the GDPR) and what organisation’s should practically be considering when it comes to implementing compliance measures which may involve this role..."

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet POPIpack

The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (the “POPIA”) defines a number of different persons who may either, in the circumstances, be involved in and/or responsible for, the processing and protection of personal data or alternatively, are the persons to whom such personal data relate...

23/09/2022

POPIA and the regulation of direct marketing

Under South African law, direct marketing is not solely regulated by the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA” / “Act”) but is affected by other pieces of legislation too. “Direct marketing” means to approach a person, either in person or by mail or electronic communication, for the direct or indirect purpose of (a) promoting or offering to supply, in the ordinary course of business, any goods or services to the person; or (b) requesting the person to make a donation of any kind for any reason...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet POPIpack

Under South African law, direct marketing is not solely regulated by the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA” / “Act”) but is affected by other pieces of legislation too. “Direct marketing” means to approach a person, either in person or by mail or electronic communi...

21/09/2022

Unpacking the Processing of Children’s Information in terms of POPI

Consider the following scenario: Your son is eight years old and you celebrate his birthday by inviting his friends over for a birthday party. You take pictures of your child having a good time friends. Are you allowed to post those pictures on social media?

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VDT Attorneys Inc. POPIpack Philippus Rudolph de Wet

Unpacking the Processing of Children’s Information in terms of POPI

19/09/2022

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 – What is it? What do organisations need to do to comply and when? How does it interact with POPIA?

During December 2021 the South African President signed the Cybercrimes Act, 19 of 2020 into law. The legislation is the first in South Africa to consider cybercrimes explicitly, and forms part of South Africa’s growing legislative framework on data management. But what impact does the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 have on organisations operating in South Africa? In this insight, the first on the topic of cybercrimes, PR de Wet and Davin Olën, from VDT Attorneys Inc, provide an overview and unpack how the new legislation slots into the existing South African regulatory universe, with specific reference to the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet POPIpack

During December 2021 the South African President signed the Cybercrimes Act, 19 of 2020 into law. The legislation is the first in South Africa to consider cybercrimes explicitly, and forms part of South Africa’s growing legislative framework on data management. But what impact does the Cybercrimes...

19/09/2022

Cloud regulation in South Africa – What do remote computing services need to know? Are there any residency requirements for South Africa?

While cloud services had seen small-scale uptake within South Africa prior to 2020, the national working environment was fundamentally challenged by the onset of lockdown regulations following the COVID-19 Pandemic. As staff members were required to stay at home, many organisations were obliged to shift their data onto cloud platforms for staff members to continue working. In many instances, this emergency operational modification did not consider the legislative implications of data migrations and, following the relaxation of lockdown regulations, companies have been forced to consider the risk and compliance aspects of their migration...

Read full article here: https://www.popipack.co.za/cloud-regulation-in-south-africa-what-do-remote-computing-services-need-to-know-are-there-any-residency-requirements-for-south-africa/

VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet POPIpack

While cloud services had seen small-scale uptake within South Africa prior to 2020, the national working environment was fundamentally challenged by the onset of lockdown regulations following the COVID-19 Pandemic. As staff members were required to stay at home, many organisations were obliged to s...

14/09/2022

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗔

Relating to the aspect of enabling compliance, POPIA makes provision for Codes of Conduct to be issued. Chapter 7 of POPIA sets out the framework details for the issuing of codes of conduct and the Information Regulator (POPIA’s supervisory authority) has in terms of section 65 of POPIA, recently published a Guideline relating to the development of codes of conduct which aims...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet POPIpack

12/09/2022

POPIA and consideration of prior authorisation to process personal information.

👉 When is prior authorisation to process personal information applicable?

POPIA requires a responsible party to obtain authorisation from the Information Regulator before he, she or it processes the following categories of personal information...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet

22/07/2022

The role and responsibility of the Information Officer in terms of the new POPI Regulations. 🔒

On 14 December 2018 the Regulations Relating to the Protection of Personal Information 2018 (POPI Regulations) were published by the Information Regulator. The POPI Regulations, although final, will only take effect on a date that will align with the commencement date of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013...

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VDT Attorneys Inc. Philippus Rudolph de Wet Elanie Greyling

On 14 December 2018 the Regulations Relating to the Protection of Personal Information 2018 (POPI Regulations) were published by the Information Regulator. The POPI Regulations, although final, will only take effect on a date that will align with the commencement date of the Protection of Personal I...