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It was reported over the past weekend that 15 computers were stolen in a burglary at the Office of the Chief Justice, in Johannesburg.
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- by Lucien Pierce
The Information Regulator (South Africa), responsible for regulating both the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), is making steady progress towards starting its operations.
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- by Lucien Pierce
Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo, says that the South African Government is considering regulating social media use in South Africa.
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- by Lucien Pierce
The Department of Justice published the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, 2017 yesterday. It is, at first glance, much better than the 2016 draft.
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- by Lucien Pierce
Yahoo has announced that that the information of about 500 million users has been stolen. The information was stolen during late 2014.
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- by Lucien Pierce
South Africa has at least four pieces of legislation and one policy that can be used to fight cybercriminals.
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- by Lucien Pierce
I AM listening to the Alphaville song Big in Japan as I write this. It has a laid back beat: I can almost visualise the bunch of "hackers" coolly, calmly and collectedly sidling up to hundreds of ATMs across Japan
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The past week has not been a good one for law firms and their much vaunted reputation for client confidentiality.
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- by Lucien Pierce
The promoters of the Oscar contender movie Inside Llewyn Davis, created controversy earlier this year. They used the tweet of well-known film critic AO Scott to promote the movie in a New York Times ad.
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- by Lucien Pierce
The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
It was reported over the past weekend that 15 computers were stolen in a burglary at the Office of the Chief Justice, in Johannesburg.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
The Information Regulator (South Africa), responsible for regulating both the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), is making steady progress towards starting its operations.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo, says that the South African Government is considering regulating social media use in South Africa.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
The Department of Justice published the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, 2017 yesterday. It is, at first glance, much better than the 2016 draft.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
Yahoo has announced that that the information of about 500 million users has been stolen. The information was stolen during late 2014.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
South Africa has at least four pieces of legislation and one policy that can be used to fight cybercriminals.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
I AM listening to the Alphaville song Big in Japan as I write this. It has a laid back beat: I can almost visualise the bunch of "hackers" coolly, calmly and collectedly sidling up to hundreds of ATMs across Japan
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
The past week has not been a good one for law firms and their much vaunted reputation for client confidentiality.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
The promoters of the Oscar contender movie Inside Llewyn Davis, created controversy earlier this year. They used the tweet of well-known film critic AO Scott to promote the movie in a New York Times ad.
- Published on
- by Lucien Pierce
The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).
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It was reported over the past weekend that 15 computers were stolen in a burglary at the Office of the Chief Justice, in Johannesburg.
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South Africa has at least four pieces of legislation and one policy that can be used to fight cybercriminals.
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The R300 million Japanese South African credit card heist: the legal implications for both banks and customers!
I AM listening to the Alphaville song Big in Japan as I write this. It has a laid back beat: I can almost visualise the bunch of “hackers” coolly, calmly and collectedly sidling up to hundreds of ATMs across Japan and simultaneously withdrawing wads of cash.
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The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).
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