Our host Mudiwa Gavaza spoke to some experts about what South Africans need to know about the long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act, which came into effect on 1 July 2020.The new law, which was promulgated in 2013, seeks to address and ensure greater security of data and privacy in an increasingly digitalised world.
Leishen Pillay, an associate director specializing in data privacy at Deloitte Risk Advisory,shares some thoughts around the value of businesses complying with POPI and if the Information Regulator will be as serious about enforcing data privacy laws in SA as seriously as European leaders have done with GDPR.
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