South Africa’s POPI Act requires organizations to adequately protect sensitive data or face large fines, civil lawsuits, or even prison. The Act extends to data subjects certain rights that give them control over how their personal information can be collected, processed, stored, and shared. Pena...
In 2013, South Africa passed the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI). Although it predates the GDPR, it's often referred to as South Africa's GDPR equivalent. The goal of the POPI Act is to protect data subjects from security breaches, theft, and discrimination. To accomplish this...
If you operate in South Africa or have customers in the country, you are subject to the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. Until now, the law has not been enforced but that islikely to changein the foreseeable future. The POPI Act broadly requires businesses tolimit their use o...
South Africa’s POPI Act requires organisations to adequately protect sensitive data or face large fines, civil lawsuits or even prison. The Act extends to data subjects certain rights that give them control over how their personal information can be collected, processed, stored and shared. Penaltie...