The Growing Data Privacy Risks of AI Tools Like ChatGPT and DeepSeek In today’s digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and others have become powerful assets for businesses and individuals alike. These AI models can streamline workflows, generate content, and even assist with decision-making. However, they also introduce significant data privacy risks […]
In 2024, the global data privacy landscape faced unprecedented challenges, with both the frequency and severity of data breaches reaching new heights. This surge underscores the critical need for robust data protection measures worldwide. Global Data Breach Statistics Record-Breaking Incidents In 2024, the global cybersecurity landscape experienced a dramatic surge in data breaches, with […]
POPI Gap Analysis There are three ways to tackle your Gap Analysis. It is up to you whether to use us for one, two or all three these: 1. Complete the POPI self-assessment. You complete it in about half an hour, in your own time, from your own device. You will find that by doing […]
The POPI Act, not unlike any other, is fraught with terminology, jargon and wildly interpretable words. Sadly, understanding the POPI Act and terminology is the basis of preparing yourself for POPI compliance. Firstly, it is important to understand the 4-fold purpose of the Protection of Personal Information Act: (a) To support our constitutional right […]
You are responsible for the way in which the 3rd party processes the data, what they do with it and their security! We have just had the opportunity to work with a flagship South African company on their POPI Gap Analysis. The management and staff were approachable, transparent and very honest about the state of […]
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) are becoming one of the most dominant tools companies have for remaining competitive and adapting to the future. RPA is not as mysterious as it seems, and this article simply introduces the concepts – an RPA 101, if you like. What is RPA? Most simply, […]
Information Officer The Information Officer is often the CEO/MD (or equivalent) or a similar senior position in the company. As it is always not feasible for the head of the business to carry out the practical daily responsibilities required in terms of POPI, the head of business can delegate his/her responsibilities as Information Officer to […]
Data Privacy Forum Africa 2019 “The rave around Blockchain is premised on pseudonymisation protocols that allows data subjects to control their personal data and that’s such an important topic in privacy and data protection. The purpose of the workshop: to cover the basics of Blockchain and how the technology will impact the privacy arena.” This […]
Google accused of GDPR privacy violations by seven countries Consumer groups across seven European countries have filed GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking (via Reuters). The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), of which each of the groups are a member, claims that Google’s “deceptive practices” around location tracking don’t give users a real choice about whether to enable it, […]
POPI Training & Awareness Probably the most important aspect of your POPI implementation, is the Awareness and Training of your entire organisation. It is essential that POPI (or rather Privacy) becomes a state of mind for every individual. There are various ways of achieving this, and one needs to look at each organisation and it’s […]
Data is the new oil. Data is the new currency. Data is the new gold. Data is the biggest asset your organization has. In this digital economy, data is King. If I had R50 for every time I have heard that, I would be sitting in Bali right now. So if data is the commodity […]
Some Santa Privacy humour You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He’s making a list And checking it twice; Gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice… With Christmas around the corner, I have started wondering about Privacy and Santa… I never […]
