This useful site contains a list of resources on the introduction into law of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA), which the President enacted from 1 July 2020. All entities in South Africa to whom this Act applies have one year to become compliance. See https://popiact-compliance.co.za/
The Information Regulator was created under POPIA and is a unit within the Department of Justice. Also find key resources on their site at https://justice.gov.za/inforeg/
Compliance is key: the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Vicarious liability for data breaches – beware! (2019). See https://www.golegal.co.za/data-breaches-liability/
Social media and the law. See https://www.lssalead.org.za/videos/general (courtesy of the Law Society)
Find out more about hacking and data from Elizabeth de Stadler: https://novcon.co.za/2019/09/06/hacking-data-breaches-we-need-a-new-breed-of-compliance-officer/ (2019)
Find out more about the Codes of Conduct guidelines from the Information Regulator of South Africa: InfoRegSA-Guidelines-DevelopCodeOfConduct-22Feb2021.pdf (justice.gov.za)
Take our POPI module in the Courses section.
