The right to privacy includes the right to protection against the unlawful collection, retention, dissemination and use of personal information. The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), 4 of 2013. POPIA aims to regulate, in harmony with international standards, the processing of personal information by public and private bodies in a manner that gives effect to the right to privacy subject to justifiable limitations that are aimed at protecting other rights and important interests. Public and private bodies have until 1 July 2021 to implement the Act.
An introduction to protection of personal information
- General data protection landscape
- Concepts and definitions
- My organisation and POPIA
Conditions for processing of personal information
- Conditions for lawful processing of personal information
- Processing of special personal information
- Responsibilities of an information officer
POPIA in practice
- Role of the Information Regulator
- How to ensure compliance in your organisation
- Implementation process
Course Features
- Lectures 9
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 8 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 234
- Certificate No
- Assessments Self
