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 […]
Digital transformation and the loss of jobs Digital transformation is happening, job losses are happening!. Whether jobs are lost because a company digitally transforms or due to a company having to close its doors due to non-competitiveness, job losses are happening. I have been involved in a number of digital transformation initiatives over the years […]
As leaders of organisations or divisions, our minds are often consumed with thoughts, concerns and worries over our company, what the future holds for the organization, for our teams and for ourselves. Are these worries keeping you up at night? Everything is moving faster: you struggle to keep up with your customer demands, you are […]
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 […]
Adapt to the Future Remember when our parents told us not to speak to strangers, not to get into a stranger’s car, and not to be lured into a stranger’s home! Is that not exactly what we do today? We find a stranger on the internet, ask him for a lift, climb in his car […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Google is buying Fitbit – What does this mean for your Privacy? I trust we are all by now becoming a little protective over our personal information? If not yet, look at this latest Google acquisition… Already under Anti-trust scrutiny, already some Privacy investigations happening. Now they will have insight into our health? Is this […]
