Protecting personal information to take centre stage
[Johannesburg, 23 February 2012] -
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Bill is to be enacted during 2012. Organisations will need to adapt their policies and processes to comply with the new legislation, which includes eight key principles for dealing with or processing personal information, similar to those already in place across Europe.Safeguarding personal information is a central concern of this law, which will require IT investment from South African companies perhaps accustomed to a more cavalier approach to data protection.The loss of unprotected laptops, back-up devices and USB sticks have been consistently exposed in the European press for some time now. In South Africa, the last major incident to be reported was back in 2009, when Zurich Insurance admitted to losing the financial personal information of around 46 000 South African policyholders.
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