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Government and POPIA - applicable or not?

14 June 2021

With all the talk of POPIA coming into effect and businesses having to get ready to comply, I was wondering... whether government and municipalities also need to comply with POPIA. Surely, government entities have a lot of personal information in their possession that they must protect.

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Disclosure of medical records vs the right to privacy

14 June 2021

A client recently fell over boxes standing in the aisle in my store. He is suing me for damages claiming... that the head injuries he sustained from the fall resulted in him being fired from work. I’ve heard from another source that he was dismissed because of a history of alcohol and drug abuse and that he has been in and out of rehabilitation. We’ve requested access to his medical and psychological reports, but his attorney refuses claiming medical privilege. Surely, this cannot be right, particularly if these can prove that there were other factors leading to his dismissal?

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New regulations provide more clarity on POPIA

11 March 2019

I’m the compliance officer for our business and have been tasked with responsibility for POPIA. I saw a media report... on regulations being promulgated and was wondering if there is anything of importance that I need to take note of in them for our business?

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Data security under POPIA is important even for small businesses

12 February 2019

I’m the owner of a small advisory firm. A few days ago, one of my employees left his laptop in... the car during the weekend and it was stolen out of his car. I now hear that the IT guys forgot to have encryption activated on his laptop. With client information on the laptop I’m worried about whether I could be in breach of POPIA. Am I?

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POPI and the storing of personal information

07 February 2018

My business collects a lot of personal and financial information from our clients. This information is obtained both electronically and... in hard copy format. Because of the volume of the information, we store the information electronically and in hard copy with an off-site data storage company. They don’t do anything with the data except store it for us. Does POPI apply to this relationship?

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POPI and the quality of your information

16 November 2017

I work at a recruitment agency. I generally receive personal information, such as copies of identity documents from our clients... listing their CVs with us. These copies are stored in our electronic database. I understand that POPI requires that personal information of clients, such as the quality of copies of identity documents must meet certain requirements. What exactly are these requirements?

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The “who’s who” of POPI

07 September 2017

I own a local cellphone and electronics store. We collect personal information from our clients, and quite often have to... pass on information to third parties such as cellular providers etc. in order to provide our services. I’m not sure where our business fits into the picture with POPI and what my responsibilities are? Can you provide some clarity?

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