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POPIA Compliance

6 PoPIA Tips to Ensure Security and Compliance

The full implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) heralds a new era of control and privacy for South African citizens and organisations, and holds the promise of deepening trust between organisations and their customers - provided...

3 Reasons Why Personalisation in Digital Marketing Matters

In 2011, Coca Cola launched its Share a Coke campaign in Australia, which was a personalised campaign with the most common Australian names printed on Coca Cola bottles and cans. The result? More than 250 million personalised bottles and cans...

How Will PoPIA Impact Cloud Providers?

While COVID-19 has seen organisations shift to cloud platforms overnight to help them remain operational while their workforces are operating remotely, too many are not up to speed with what this means in terms of their data. This is particularly...

New Appointment at Networks Unlimited Underscores the Importance of Governance and Compliance

Networks Unlimited has recently appointed a new Risk and Compliance Officer, Siphokazi Mato, to ensure that the company functions in a legal and ethical manner while meeting its business goals. Compliance is a crucially important aspect of a business, referring...

Iron Mountain’s Kevin Akaloo Talks PoPIA – Crucial Steps for Compliance and Harsh Penalties for Not

PoPIA is here. After months of speculation and waiting with bated breath, the Information Regulator of South Africa has said that the PoPI (Protection of Private Information) Act will become effective as of 1 July 2021. “PoPIA enforcement powers as promulgated...

PoPIA Deadline Extended – Information Officer Registration Portal Broken

After a series of technical glitches with the Information Regulator's registration portal for information officers looking to achieve compliance with the PoPI Act, the 1 July 2021 compliance deadline has been scrapped. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Information...

Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. This week in tech saw ITNA's readers engaging with a diversified series of stories. In Nigeria, we looked at how...

SA Schools May Face Penalties for PoPIA Non-Compliance

With the third wave of COVID-19 crashing upon South Africans and amidst increasing calls for schooling to be temporarily suspended, it could prove helpful for educational institutions across the country to use the time away from teaching to put...

6 Urgent Steps Companies Need to Take to Ensure POPIA Compliance

The eleventh hour is upon businesses who are not POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) compliant. The effective date of 1 July is upon us. Your business should have already started its compliance journey, as it will at least...

What is POPIA and What Does it Mean for Cybersecurity

With an inundation of information from all angles regarding The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and the 1 July commencement date quickly approaching, organisations could be forgiven for feeling more than a little overwhelmed. Emmanuel Tzingakis, Technical Lead for...
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