POPIA and the Spam Paradox
Has POPIA served to deter companies from using our children’s personal data or are they still receiving unsolicited messages?
Has POPIA served to deter companies from using our children’s personal data or are they still receiving unsolicited messages?
Setting parental controls on an Android smartphone can help you manage your child’s device usage and protect them from inappropriate content. Here’s how to do it: You can also set up a separate profile for your child on the device, allowing them to have apps and settings that are separate from your own. To do…
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The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect in mid-2021. This is great news for all South African consumers who are tired of receiving marketing emails, messages, robocalls and facing the unwanted bombardment of electronic advertising that they never agreed to receive. Any company that violates this law can face fines up…
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We all know the feeling of opening our email and seeing a long list of unopened emails waiting in our inbox. One by one, we scroll down and look at each item. Some we are expecting, some we have no idea what they are about and others have a little surprise we didn’t expect. What…
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As of 9 February 2022, the South African unemployment rate was at 46.6% among adults and 66.5% among youth. Unemployment in our country is directly correlated to crime as desperate job seekers turn to alternative options to feed their families. The Covid-19 pandemic put a lot of pressure on businesses that could not operate at…
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Some scammers are very clever. They will use current or emotional causes to create believable scams to solicit money from their victims. At present, there are many email, SMS, social media and WhatsApp scams where the message appears to have come from someone raising funds to support the Ukrainian citizens during the Russian invasion. They…
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