Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI)

[MuthiDoc]

Hi there!

Does anyone on this forum have any knowledge on the POPI Act, signed into law by our Prez on 26 November? It has quite dire consequences for trespassers.

http://www.justice.gov.za/legislatio...nformation.pdf

http://www.lexisnexis.co.za/pdf/1-4-...Draft-Bill.pdf

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-02-p...-you-compliant

(I'm not sure whether the draft bill or the 2009 version are the latest version, the .gov site is out of date).

All round, some aspects are easy to implement, while others are expensive and difficult for SMEs to implement (my quick reading).

Kind regards

Frank

[MarcL]

Did anybody look into POPI yet and can share his/her experiences/findings?

I did not dig into it either, but found this which might be helpful to you bigger players:
http://www.michalsons.co.za/privacy-...FQHHtAod5V8A3A

[Michael]

I use www.windeed.co.za to find out information about other people

[MarcL]

Its not about finding out things about people, but what one has to do to comply with POPI.