Public Enemy ExposedJan 26

Amended Regulations 💪

"Regarding direct marketing, organisations must obtain a data subject’s written consent to contact them with offers of products and services.

“Consent cannot be inferred from silence or pre-ticked boxes (i.e. opting out), and a copy must be provided upon request. Consent obtained via telephone or automated calls must be recorded,”..."

#POPIA #SouthAfrica #InformationRegulator

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/626638-code-red-for-companies-in-south-africa.html

WikiPartyNov 28, 2024
Truecaller may face #POPIA probe by #SouthAfrica's #InformationRegulator https://techcentral.co.za/truecaller-popia-information-regulator/255990/
Truecaller may face Popia probe by Information Regulator - TechCentral

South Africa’s Information Regulator has received a complaint that Truecaller is violating “multiple sections” of Popia.

TechCentral
WikiPartyAug 9, 2024
Bravo, comrades, now take it to the next level by involving the #InformationRegulator https://groundup.org.za/article/we-asked-nine-provinces-national-department-for-information-on-billions-rands-they-spend-annually-heres-what-happened/ #PAIA
We asked nine provinces and a national department for information on the billions of rands they spend annually: here’s what happened

Several provincial social development departments are in breach of their own policy on disclosure. We list the provincial responses from best to worst.

GroundUp News
Show threadWikiPartyJun 8, 2024
@mattotcha Of course, this is flippant reductio ad absurdam; since unintentional onward transmission of information shared with a user *before* they opted in can happen once they do, proper consent is impossible and regulators should ban Recall outright. #InformationRegulator #POPIA #SouthAfrica
#WikiPartyJan 5, 2022
@happybeing They tried the same thing recently with WhatsApp in #SouthAfrica, but our #InformationRegulator wagged a finger and they backed down. Some of us are still frequently pressing the Back button when the demand appears.