What is POPIA
Why PoPIA Compliance Remains a Challenge for Many SA Businesses
South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into effect in July and many businesses are still facing compliance challenges in how personal information is stored and processed. According to Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks, South Africa’s largest innovative data aggregation platform, businesses should have already analysed their internal policies, processes, and procedures, and aligned them to the most applicable data privacy standards in the POPI Act. “It’s also crucial that organisations understand the role their business has as either a responsible party or a processor as well as ongoing training to ensure all areas of the business are POPI compliant.” The POPI Act’s purpose ensures that the right to privacy is taken seriously and includes a data subje...
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Does PoPIA Force Businesses to Rethink Data Strategies for the Better?
The moment has arrived: last week the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) came into force. It hasn’t been sprung on us, the process has been ongoing and businesses have been anticipating their compliance obligations for years. PoPIA, much like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU, exists to support the protection of personal information processed by public and private organisations. There are strong penalties for noncompliance. PoPIA is Live Now that the Act is live, there are several ramifications for businesses, but a few – anecdotally at least – have given executives more sleepless nights than others. Companies must allow data subjects to object to their data being processed, as well as have the right to revoke previously given consent at any time. When a c...
New POPI Act Regulations – Here’s Everything You Should Know
Sourced from Europa EU. Progress is being made to promote the protection of personal information in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the commencement of parts of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The remaining provisions of the Act will be addressed once the Information Regulator assume its powers, functions and duties in terms of the Act. The sections that will commence today, 1 July 2020 and include the conditions for processing personal information, procedures for dealing with complaints and provisions regulating direct marketing by means of unsolicited electronic communication. Sections 2 – 38, 55 – 109, 111 and 114 (1), (2) and (3) commences on 1 July 2020 and Sections 110 and 114(4) will commence on 30 June 2021. What does this mean? According t...
