When we talk of the risks of the internet of everything, hacking and cybersecurity, what usually comes to mind are the best plausible steps to protect computers, computer systems and computer networks from any unlawful access or interferences. With the emerging medical ICTs, the security of human implants should be part of the conversations on cybersecurity. Recently, there has been [...]
The Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (“CPA”) entitles you, as the consumer, to protect and enforce your rights. As a way of marketing their products, some suppliers supply potential consumers with samples to ‘test’ at home. In some instances, this piques the consumers’ interest and nudges them toward buying the particular product. However, there are times where a sample product differs [...]
Going to court is a costly and time-consuming exercise. There is no guarantee of success and in most cases even if you are successful you would probably not be able to recover all the money that you have spent on legal fees. Before taking someone to court, it is important that you are familiar with the various aspects of legal [...]
“The year is 2060, and Mark is ready to move into his new house. The house was built (printed) using 3D Printing technology. All the décor and furniture in the house has also been printed using a 3D printer. In just a few hours, Mark will be having his housewarming party and has also printed all the food for his [...]
Vodacom has been successful in a Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) battle to get access to underground ducts, sleeves and manhole covers (“the Infrastructure”) within the Dennegeur Residential Estate in Cape Town (“the Estate”). The Estate had, twenty years ago, installed the Infrastructure, but had permitted Telkom to run its ADSL copper cables in the ducts. In 2016, the Estate [...]
We live in extremely exciting yet precarious times. Technological advancements have made it possible for normal objects and gadgets to be equipped with the ability to identify, sense and process information as well as networking and communicating with other devices to achieve some useful objective.[i] This networking of devices to the internet has been termed the Internet of Things (IoT). [...]
Half of the world’s population regularly uses some sort of social media platform. Just think about that for a second. The opportunities for businesses to reach their target audiences are greater than ever! We are now able to create and promote our brand almost exclusively online. While the ability to communicate so effectively can humanise your brand and extend [...]
Included in the Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (LLA) is the provision for parental, adoption and commissioning parental leave to employees, amendment of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 so as to provide for the right to claim parental and commissioning parental benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund and for the application for, and the payment of, parental and commissioning parental [...]
Let’s imagine a time when all you had to do to uncover who owns a property was go to a public website and do a public deed search, which would reveal the deed holder. This process may even provide an electronic deed to the holder. As a property owner this would save you time and in most circumstances it saves [...]
On 21 January 2019, the French Data Protection Authority’s (the “CNIL” ) restricted committee imposed a record fine of 50 million euros to Google LLC (“Google”). The main ground for its decision was non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalization. This penalty is based on [...]
