The Protection of Personal Information Act (the POPI Act or Popia) is due to come into effect on July 21 2021, which will have a profound impact on every organisation that deals with consumers’ personal data.

Failure to comply with Popia’s regulations could have significant implications for organisations both from a legal and brand reputation perspective. A number of data breaches around the world in recent years have had severe consequences...

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