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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
POPI – Breaking News! “Speaking at the CPDP conference in Brussels today, Sizwe Snail, Commissioner at South Africa’s Information Regulator said that the 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act will now finally enter into force in the second quarter of 2020” @LauraLinkomies on Twitter What does this mean for you, as a business owner? There are […]
GDPR – Ready… Steady… Deadline May 2018 We applaud those organisations who are vigorously preparing for POPI, and urge you to raise your head out of the trenches for a moment, and if you haven’t done so, take note of GDPR! Whilst many organisations in South Africa have taken a tardy approach to POPI (mostly […]
The draft POPI regulations (Also known as POPIA) have been published by the regulator and people are invited to comment on them by the 7th November 2017. The draft POPI regulations consist of 5 pages of regulations and 26 pages of sample forms. These regulations are largely administrative and do not provide much guidance on […]
Details of the POPI leak Millions of South Africans have had their personal information exposed, 66 million people at the last count. Some of these include information of deceased people and a significant number are those of young children and teenagers. It is not known exactly how long the information has been public, but the […]
POPI Regulations: This first version of the Regulations was published on 8 September 2017 , with comment invited by 7 November 2017. GOVERNMENT NOTICE INFORMATION REGULATOR No. R. 2017 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT, 2013 (ACT NO. 4 OF 2013): REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION, 2017 The Information Regulator has under section 112(2) of […]
A Quick How-To Guide to POPI Implementation POPIA (or POPI as it used to be called) has been three years in the making, and suddenly the pressure is on! Regulations are expected any day now, with an effective date to follow or join that announcement. Now is the time for you to start planning your […]
We will look at the POPI Rights for each of the 4 Parties: The Data Subject (the person to whom personal information relates: Client, Employee, Vendor or Partner), The Operator (the individual or company performing processing on the Personal Information), The Responsible Party (Your Organisation, gathering and processing Personal Information), and The Information Regulator (Pansy […]
