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May 7, 2021
The majority of organisations are not yet compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) which becomes effective on 1 July this year.
By Michelle Dickens, CEO of TPN
According to a survey conducted by TPN Credit Bureau on how ready companies are for POPI, only 27.4% are process ready and 40.3% are ready from a governance perspective. Technological readiness scored the highest at 57%, which is still a far cry from compliant. Of the 200 companies we surveyed, only 8% scored above 80% for their POPIA readiness.
Although organisations are expected to be fully compliant with the POPIA by 1 July with all the necessary systems and processes in place, industry bodies were required to have submitted a code of conduct to the Information Regulator by 1 March 2021 according to Regulation 5 of the POPI Act.
Michelle Dickens, uitvoerende hoof van TPN
The Protection of Personal Information Act becomes effective on 1 July, but according to a survey only 27,4% of companies are ready for it.
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act becomes effective on 1 July this year. The Act ensures that each individual’s right to privacy is taken seriously and provides protection against the unlawful collection, dissemination and use of personal information including contact details, demographic information, personal history as well as communication records.
However, even once the POPI Act is effective, certain organisations can still process your personal information without your consent.
No consent is required when the individual already has a contract in place with an organisation and where the processing of their personal information is required in terms of the contract, or where there is a reason in law for collecting or processing personal information. In all oth