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On 1 February 2022, section 58 (2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA) came into full operation. This section relates to application for prior authorisation
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On 1 February 2022, section 58 (2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA) came into full operation. This section relates to application for prior authorisation

With the coming into full operation of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), we have been receiving questions from clients regarding the implementation of the POPIA sanctions.

It has been a few months since the grace period for the coming into full operation of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) lapsed.

The case that Max Schrems filed against WhatsApp back in December 2018 has been finalized at last.

In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”), a Responsible Party must comply with POPIA 8 conditions for lawful processing of personal information.

If we put aside the misery around Covid-19 for a moment, we can notice that a lot of exciting developments have taken place and are still taking place in South Africa’s legislative landscape.
By now, everyone knows that certain constitutional rights can be limited in order to serve a public interest such as public health.

On 5 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed South Africa’s first case of the Coronavirus.

Facebook recently announced its 2020 plans to launch its first cryptocurrency, Libra.

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