The justice portfolio committee invites nominations for suitable people to be appointed as members of the Information Regulator.
A US jury found Google liable for collecting user data despite privacy settings being turned off – and South Africans may be among the 98 million affected.
The justice portfolio committee recommends Alison Tilley and Nomagcina Mtshontshi to join the Information Regulator.
The High Court rules the regulator failed to demonstrate an appeal against an earlier ruling in favour of the education department had reasonable prospects of success.
The Information Regulator finds Central Johannesburg TVET College contravened provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act.
There are several “sticky issues” with the draft code of conduct, ranging from the definition of CCTV, to automated decision-making, say industry stakeholders.
South Africa’s breach record tells a consistent story – and it leads to the database layer, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
The Direct Marketing Association points to implementation challenges, while legal experts warn of a conflict with POPIA.
The companies that handle incidents well are those that knew what they had before the incident happened, says Ben van Niekerk, business development executive – cyber security at Faranani DocTec.
The bank has been preparing for the possibility of client and company-related data being made public, which “now appears to have been published”.
The Information Regulator reassures staff that salaries are being paid on time despite payroll migration and labour union concerns.
From 1 January to 31 March, the Information Regulator received hundreds of data breach notifications from South African organisations.
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