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How to protect your privacy when living in a shared space: POPIA and community housing schemes

Oct 11
4 min

How to protect your privacy when living in a shared space: POPIA and community housing schemes

As of 1 July 2021, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is in full force and effect, as evidenced by the hundreds of SMSs

POPIA Compliance tip #2: Some of the key definitions in POPIA

Nov 20, 2020
2 min

POPIA Compliance tip #2: Some of the key definitions in POPIA

The definitions of personal information, processing, and record are key to POPIA. POPIA applies to all processing of personal information...

POPIA Compliance tip #1: Identifying the three main parties under POPIA

Nov 20, 2020
2 min

POPIA Compliance tip #1: Identifying the three main parties under POPIA

Businesses need to assess which party they will be in relation to the processing of personal information under POPIA. This requires an...