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The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA or the PoPI Act) is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. [1] The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
Information officer is the title of the role defined in South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to the person responsible for encouraging responsible persons to comply with the principles and conditions for the lawful processing of personal information and assisting data subjects make requests and lodge complaints.
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) protects the collection of student data. [3] This law ensures that higher educational institutions remain transparent by informing students why their data is being collected and explicitly indicating the intended use of this data. [ 3 ]
The law requires government and private organizations composed of at least 250 employees or those which have access to the personal and identifiable information of at least 1000 people to appoint a Data Protection Officer that would assist in regulating the management of personal information in such entities.
An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting the personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions, and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act
General Personal Data Protection Law; P. Personal Data Protection Act 2012; ... Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013; S. Search and Surveillance Act 2012
The law prohibits the disclosure of personal information collected by video tape service providers unless it falls under certain exceptions. [26] The VPPA became a focus of attention in the legal industry once again around 2022.
The First Amendment states the government cannot violate the individual's right to " freedom of speech, or of the press". [3] In the past, this amendment primarily served as a legal justification for infringement on an individual's right to privacy; as a result, the government was unable to clearly outline a protective scope of the right to speech versus the right to privacy.