Protecting data now fully law
South Africa remains vulnerable to the threat posed by data breaches and has been found to have the highest probability of experiencing it.
The recent hack of credit data firm Experian SA, in which the personal information of as many as 24m South Africans and almost 800 000 businesses was exposed, illustrates our vulnerability.
It is against this background that many South Africans have eagerly awaited the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), says Nadine Mather, associate director at law firm Bowmans.
The act came into effect on 1
