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Privacy laws: Regulator and Parliament to take Facebook, WhatsApp to task
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Cape Town - With less than two months before the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) comes into effect on July 1, South Africa s information regulator is consulting attorneys with a view to forcing Facebook and WhatsApp to obey the countryâs privacy laws.
On Saturday, WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, implemented its controversial new terms of service, nearly six months after it first announced plans to do so.
The Regulator believes that despite WhatsApp operating in different legal and regulatory environments, there are effectively two privacy policies for the users of WhatsApp.
Sea Monster awarded R1.4m to develop their idea to combat Covid-19 misinformation
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CAPE Town-based company Sea Monster will receive a sub-grant of about $100 000 (R1.4 million) to develop their idea to combat Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation.
This comes after the company was selected as one of the three winners of the US-Africa Tech Challenge for their innovative approach of using games and animation to combat Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation.
Sea Monster provides platforms for game development services, as well as augmented reality and virtual reality solutions.
For the challenge, Sea Monster proposed using a series of games, animations, and quizzes on their Lighthouse platform, to create a safe space where people can engage with information to help participants bust myths and identify fake news and misinformation.