Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Protection of Personal Information Act"

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Automated facial recognition in law enforcement : the Queen (on application of Edward Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police

Gordon, Barrie (PER/PELJ, 2021)

The use of automated facial recognition in law enforcement is still a novel practice and as a result the legislative framework for this technology is ill-defined. The judgement of The Queen (on application of Edward ...
Employers' statutory vicarious liability in terms of the protection of Personal Information Act

Millard, Daleen; Bascerano, Eugene Gustav (2016)

A person whose privacy has been infringed upon through the unlawful, culpable processing of his or her personal information can sue the infringer's employer based on vicarious liability or institute action based on the ...
Exempting Health Research from the Consent Provisions of POPIA

Thaldar, Donrich; Townsend, Beverley (PER/PELJ, 2021)

The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (hereafter POPIA) has the potential to disrupt health research in South Africa. While the legal status quo is that broad consent by research participants is acceptable, ...