information regulator

  1. Luis

    New rules about driving licence data collected by security guards

    New rules about driving licence data collected by security guards South Africa's Information Regulator has published a code of conduct to address the processing of personal information at gated-access estates in the country. The regulator published the code — Own Initiative Code of Conduct on...
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    WhatsApp settles with Information Regulator over new privacy policy

    WhatsApp settles with Information Regulator over new privacy policy WhatsApp has settled its court case against South Africa’s Information Regulator over forcing users to accept a new privacy policy to continue using the service and agreed to make several changes. Information Regulator...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Truecaller can balance business rights and protect people against spammers

    How Truecaller can balance business rights and protect people against spammers Call screening apps that allow companies to pay for "whitelisting" are benefiting the wealthiest and most aggressive marketers, not those with legitimate rights to contact customers. That is according to Coega...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers South Africa's Information Regulator has its sights set on tackling annoying spam calls in the country. It decided that telemarketing amounts to electronic communication and must be regulated under the Protection of Personal Information Act...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  6. Jan

    Information Regulator cuts its teeth

    South Africa's data leak and privacy watchdog cuts its teeth South Africa's Information Regulator is flexing its muscles, slapping its own government department and a major JSE-listed company with enforcement notices in the span of four months. Dis-Chem received an enforcement notice in August...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Information Regulator slaps Dis-Chem with enforcement notice after May 2022 data breach

    Dis-Chem ordered to fix security problems or face R10-million fine after data breach The Information Regulator has served an enforcement notice on Dis-Chem Pharmacies after finding the company had not done enough to secure its customers' private data. This comes after Dis-Chem revealed that...
    • Jan
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  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why Popia's promise appears to fall flat

    Why Popia's promise appears to fall flat While the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) has been in effect for nearly two years, it has seemingly done little to curb the scourge of telemarketing or SMS spam. After coming into effect on 1 June 2021, Popia imposed numerous strict...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • Replies: 55
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  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports No fines have been issued against any South African company for violating the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This was revealed by Information Regulator president Pansy Tlakula during a recent...
  10. Jan

    Information Regulator issues summons against SAPS after allegedly exposing private data

    South African police nailed for exposing private information The Information Regulator summonsed the South African Police Service after allegedly disclosing eight women’s personal information. Details exposed include names, ages, home addresses, and the nature of the violations against the...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    POPIA can't save South Africans from phone spammers

    Spam law can't protect South Africans from phone marketers South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) doesn't protect you from marketers who contact you telephonically unless you explicitly tell them to stop calling you. This is because POPIA doesn't include phone marketing...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    TransUnion staring down R10-million fine over data breach

    TransUnion staring down R10-million fine over data breach Credit bureau TransUnion could be slapped with a R10-million fine after it suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of South Africans, the Information Regulator of South Africa has said. The company...
  13. Jan

    SA justice department still doesn't know if data was exfiltrated in September ransomware attack

    South African justice department clueless about hacked data The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) has no idea whether any data was stolen during a ransomware attack on its systems in September 2021. "The Department cannot tell with certainty as to what happened to...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 10
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  14. Jan

    Experian data leak got re-leaked on Telegram

    Experian data on 25 million South Africans re-leaked on Telegram The personal data of millions of South Africans illegally obtained from credit bureau Experian in August 2020 was re-leaked via a Telegram channel this weekend, the Information Regulator has announced. “According to the...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Department of Justice says it will recover ransomware-infected systems from backup - but no ETA

    Department of Justice hack — New details emerge The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) is struggling to recover its IT systems after suffering a ransomware attack a month ago. MyBroadband has received information from within South Africa’s legal fraternity that the...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 4
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  16. Jan

    Information Regulator publishes new details on Department of Justice ransomware attack

    Disturbing details revealed in Department of Justice hack At least 1,200 files were exfiltrated from Department of Justice computer systems before attackers infected them with ransomware and brought South Africa's legal system to its knees. This is according to a notice published by the...
    • Jan
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  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Concerning number of security breaches in SA

    Concerning number of security breaches in SA In August alone, 38 organisations suffered security breaches that they self-reported to the Information Regulator. “As the Regulator, we are concerned about the high number of security breaches in South Africa,” said chairperson Pansy Tlakula.
  18. Jan

    Registration portal for information officers still not fixed

    POPIA deadline looms — but government registration site down The registration portal for Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers is still giving problems, and companies are reporting that they are struggling to register their officers before POPIA goes into full effect on 1 July...
    • Jan
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    • information regulator pansy tlakula protection of personal information act (popia)
    • Replies: 6
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  19. Jan

    Information Officer registration portal broken - deadline extended

    Information Officer registration website for POPIA compliance broken — deadline extended There will be no deadline for registration of Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers; meaning that no responsible party will be held liable for not registering by 30 June 2021. In a statement...
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