POPI Countdown- 01 July 2021

Published on: June 30th, 2021

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of 2013 came into effect in 2020 AND companies have until 1 July 2021 to comply.

The essence of information protection is to provide a person with (a degree of) control over his or her personal information in instances where his or her personal information is being collected, stored, used or communicated by another person or institution. It is also there to hold South African private and public entities accountable should they abuse or compromise personal information in any way.