popia

  1. Luis

    Takealot employee's "human error" leads to data leak of personal information

    Takealot employee's "human error" leads to data leak of personal information Employees of Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), the business-to-business fulfilment service of Takealot, accidentally exposed the personal data of delivery drivers and jobseekers. An individual with no relation to...
    • Luis
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    • data breach data leak email popia takealot takealot fulfilment solutions tfs
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Luis

    Information Regulator investigating ANC data breach

    Information Regulator investigating ANC data breach The Information Regulator of South Africa has written to the African National Congress (ANC) to ascertain whether it was recently breached and whether private data belonging to members was leaked. If the ANC did not adequately disclose a...
    • Luis
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    • african national congress anc data breach information regulator of south africa leak popia
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. 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...
    • Luis
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    • code of conduct information regulator pansy tlakula popia protection of personal information act (popia)
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. 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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    • andile april call screening coega development corporation information regulator popia privacy scammers spam calls spammers truecaller
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. spamsam

    lol, how did BusinessTech only realise now that TrueCaller isn't POPI compliant?

    The link below serves: https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/649601/major-red-flags-over-the-use-of-spam-blockers-like-truecaller-in-south-africa/ It's kinda funny that most people still don't know that whoever has TrueCaller on their phone is sharing their contacts' info across the border...
  7. G

    Nedbank not POPIA complaint

    So interesting set of events have happened with Nedbank. They seem to be blissfully unaware of anything related to POPIA. They will send your ID in the clear over email and happily forward it around internally and to clients. There is no secure portal to upload any sensitive information. Even in...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    The countdown to South Africa's new data laws - Here is what you should expect

    The countdown to South Africa's new data laws - Here is what you should expect South Africa is preparing for the full implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), which will take effect from 1 July 2021. In a statement on Wednesday 24 March, the government noted that...
  9. J

    Bridging the gap between IT and lawyers

    Bridging the gap between IT and lawyers POPIA has thrust data governance into the limelight for South African businesses, but dealing with POPIA compliance can be difficult because the various stakeholders speak very different languages. It is therefore critical that you have the right...
  10. J

    How to prepare your organisation for POPIA - Video

    How to prepare your organisation for POPIA - Video POPIA is South Africa’s recently-promulgated data protection legislation, and organisations must ensure they comply with the regulations it imposes upon them. John Giles and Mark Heyink, attorneys at Michalsons who assist clients in processing...
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