Tag: Information Regulator
Massive data breach in SA – did Experian do enough?
In mid-August 2020, approximately 23.4 million South Africans' personal information was compromised. The data breach was announced by Experian South Africa on 19 August 2020. Correctly, Experian issued a notification to the Information Regulator, but is this enough? Experian stated that 'no consumer credit or consumer financial information was obtained', but what information was then the subject of the breach?
South African Data Privacy laws finally come into force
On 22 June 2020, the effective commencement of the Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 (POPI) was gazetted as 1 July 2020.
POPIA to fuel better customer experiences
With the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) planned to commence imminently, the way direct marketing is carried out and received by South African consumers is set to shift.
POPIA finally comes into effect 1 April 2020
POPIA, the Protection of Personal Information Act, is to come into full effect this year, on 1 April 2020.
