New rules for WhatsApp and other messages in South Africa set to be signed into law

[BusinessTech]

New rules for WhatsApp and other messages in South Africa set to be signed into law

Parliament has officially passed the Cybercrimes Bill, with the draft legislation now set to be signed off by president Cyril Ramaphosa.

 

[HunterNW]

@The_Mowgs @Papa Smurf
No more ballsack pics.

Thank you.

 

[Varktjop]

Data message which incites damage to property or violence

Any person who discloses, by means of an electronic communications service, a data message to a person, group of persons or the general public with the intention to incite:

• The causing of any damage to property belonging to; or
• Violence against a person or a group of persons is guilty of an offence.

I'm just going to assume that Twitter will fall under this.

This means that the EFF & BLM will be prosecuted for all the incitement they do.

/Sarcasm

 

[GhostSixFour]

Blah blah I can't send pictures of my dogs anus around anymore.. Whatever.
This is the bit that bothers me:

It also provides that the executive may enter into agreements with foreign states to promote cyber security.

Wonder what will happen to this and who'll be assisting? The Russians or the Chinese?

 

[Thor]

The EFF should be locked up immediately then since their entire operation is run via WhatsApp with the commanders giving orders down the various chain groups.

^fokn efficient tbh.

 

[Varktjop]

Will never happen. They are too protected

 

[pinball wizard]

Blah blah I can't send pictures of my dogs anus around anymore.. Whatever.
This is the bit that bothers me:


Wonder what will happen to this and who'll be assisting? The Russians or the Chinese?

Could be worse, we could be getting into bed with the great satan America.

 

[Swa]

"Parliament passes problematic Cybercrimes Bill"

I'm just going to assume that Twitter will fall under this.

This means that the EFF & BLM will be prosecuted for all the incitement they do.

/Sarcasm

They already can be. It's not being done.

 

[[XC] Oj101]

Covered genitals = intimate image?

I'm wearing jeans right now. They cover my genitals.

 

[The Voice]

Oops, I deleted the message, officer:

 

[dualmeister]

@The_Mowgs @Papa Smurf
No more ballsack pics.

Thank you.

data message of an intimate image of another person (Person B) without their consent is guilty of an offence

Nope. He can still send you his dick picks.

 

[The_Mowgs]

data message of an intimate image of another person (Person B) without their consent is guilty of an offence

Nope. He can still send you his dick picks.

Thanks for the clarification. Will take some pictures shortly. PM your number

 

[ajan]

Oops, I deleted the message, officer:

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Cute that you belive in fairytales still

 

[grok]

Ooh, new laws to protect us.. lol!

Bullshit! This is so .gov can quell 'harmful' mobs organizing protests against the state via whatsapp.

We've seen the same behaviour in every African dictatorship from Lybia to Zimbabwe, only a fool believes we'll be different.

 

[Polymathic]

Could be worse, we could be getting into bed with the great satan America.

The NSA already has it covered.

 

[pinball wizard]

The NSA already has it covered.

Yeah, but that's covert - or at least unacknowledged. This legislation will legitimise any spying.

 

[John_Phoenix]

Blah blah I can't send pictures of my dogs anus around anymore.. Whatever.
This is the bit that bothers me:


Wonder what will happen to this and who'll be assisting? The Russians or the Chinese?

The Chinese already have a firm grip on its southern most province.

Some Beijing Bikini wearing sake swilling pedo has more access than most south african residents.

 

[kolakidd]

Oops, I deleted the message, officer:

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Sorry, a screen grab of your message still constitutes evidence. One of our most famous cases of hate speech was a video shared to a group of friends on WhatsApp, that was then shared to the wider world.

If you can try and find one of Emma Sadleir talks on Social Media Law in South Africa.