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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On Friday, 18 March, TransUnion announced that their systems had been hacked and were being held to ransom. As one of the largest credit bureaus in the world, this breach includes 54 million records of personal information. The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) said that although TransUnion was trying to retrieve the compromised data, their…
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How do you know that the person you are chatting to online is actually who they claim to be? The Internet has made it so easy for people to connect with other people all over the world. Most people who create online profiles, do so honestly and with the intention to connect with friends, family,…
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Every day millions of records of personal information are sold on the dark web. With such a huge number of databases on the market, a record sells for 20 cents, making this a billion-dollar industry. The data breaches that make the news are a fraction of the size of this crime. Many companies don’t disclose…
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