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Data Protection in South Africa: Overview
by Rosalind Lake and Priyanka Naidoo, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, Inc., with Practical Law Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
A Q&A guide to data protection in South Africa.
This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of the data protection laws, regulations, and principles in South Africa, including the main obligations and processing requirements for data controllers, data processors, or other third parties. It also covers data subject rights, the supervisory authority's enforcement powers, and potential sanctions and remedies. It briefly covers rules applicable to cookies and spam.
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