Protection of personal information matters. It creates valuable company assets, establishes consumer trust, and prevents costly data breaches, reputational damage, and potential fines. We consult businesses on legal POPIA and PAIA requirements, and assist with compliance documents and procedures.
The Protection of Personal Information Act (2013) stipulates a range of rules on how to process personal information about people and companies. Apart from having the right people, procedures and documents in place, efficient management of queries and disputes is crucial for lawful data privacy compliance
Data-driven technologies challenge our ethical notions of privacy in unprecedented ways. This calls for a new approach to data privacy: rather than trying to predict and manage harms we hardly understand, we need to define clear ethical boundaries for the processing of personal data. Read my Master Thesis here