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The changes to the WhatsApp privacy policy and terms sparked a worldwide uproar with many users migrating to other messaging platforms out of data privacy and security concerns.
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.
All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests.
Decentralised Finance (DeFi for short) is a financial system built on public blockchains such as BitCoin and Ethereum.
ecently, the parliamentary committee on security and justice, adopted the Cybercrimes Bill (“the Bill”) along with several other pieces of legislation.
On the 16th of July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.
The law of South Africa affords parties the freedom to enter into a contract and to choose who they wish to enter into a contract with.
Technology continues to challenge the legal system and sometimes laws battle to keep up with the speed at which technology is changing, and the various new technologies that are launched.
The speed of digital innovation and the emergence of technologies such as facial recognition and fingerprint authentication has brought with it privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
The changes to the WhatsApp privacy policy and terms sparked a worldwide uproar with many users migrating to other messaging platforms out of data privacy and security concerns.
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.
All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests.
Decentralised Finance (DeFi for short) is a financial system built on public blockchains such as BitCoin and Ethereum.
ecently, the parliamentary committee on security and justice, adopted the Cybercrimes Bill (“the Bill”) along with several other pieces of legislation.
On the 16th of July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.
The law of South Africa affords parties the freedom to enter into a contract and to choose who they wish to enter into a contract with.
Technology continues to challenge the legal system and sometimes laws battle to keep up with the speed at which technology is changing, and the various new technologies that are launched.
The speed of digital innovation and the emergence of technologies such as facial recognition and fingerprint authentication has brought with it privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
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All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests. 

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The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.

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Technology continues to challenge the legal system and sometimes laws battle to keep up with the speed at which technology is changing, and the various new technologies that are launched.

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