Draft amendments on information-sharing between accountable institutions published
Information-sharing must be done in accordance with FICA and POPIA and governed by a written agreement.
Muvhango Lukhaimane will also consult with trustees on guidelines for naming and shaming problematic funds, administrators, and employers.
Information-sharing must be done in accordance with FICA and POPIA and governed by a written agreement.
IR orders retail pharmacy chain to secure customers’ data and comply with Popia or face a fine of up to R10 million.
Sars is employing artificial intelligence and data analysis to detect tax fraud and improve efficiency in assessing taxpayers.
This should serve as a warning to all organisations to get their proverbial data protection house in order, says law firm.
The Information Regulator found that several cybersecurity software licences had lapsed or had not been updated timeously.
She alleged the evidence of her conduct was obtained through an ‘unlawful search’ of her personal email account.
A deeper look at what accountable institutions must do to comply with the Financial Intelligence Centre’s directive.
The police said the WhatsApp message was to alert stations of the serious crime, but it leaked from its ‘intended communication channels’.
An accountable institution should ask only for personal information that is necessary to achieve the purposes of Fica.
Holding personal information ‘just in case’ isn’t good enough.
The Information Regulator (IR) says its online portals for the registration of information officers and the submission of Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) reports have gone live. Information officers who are […]
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For the first time since it was established in 2016, the Information Regulator (IR) will be able to enforce its powers and provide an effective remedy to complainants whose right to privacy and […]
Moonstone Compliance’s third webinar of this year will focus on regulatory risk registers as part of your organisation’s privacy governance programme. The webinar will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 24 August, […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has called for comments on draft public compliance communications that clarify the interplay between the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica) and the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) […]
The Information Regulator says it is concerned that consumers continue to be bombarded with unsolicited direct marketing messages that do not comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia), and it will […]
As a result of the huge interest in the privacy governance segment of our Regulatory Update Webinar in February, Moonstone Compliance will be holding a series of webinars dealing specifically with this issue. […]