A Comparison of POPIA and GDPR in Key Areas
Tuesday July 28th, 2020 by Ella Russell
South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) will see its final sections go into effect on 30 June 2021. Furthermore, parties subject to POPIA must be fully compliant with the guidelines by 1 July 2021. A number of them may have a head start if they already adhere to established data protection guidelines such […]
What is the difference between personally identifiable information (PII) and personal data?
Thursday June 27th, 2019 by Malia Thuret-Benoist
When organisations seek to protect their user’s data, it is necessary that they understand the data they need to safeguard. Personal data, in the context of GDPR, covers a much wider range of information than personally identifiable information (PII), commonly used in North America. In other words, while all PII is considered personal data, not all […]