TMT AI series | Part 1 | The issue with inputs: Why what you feed the machine matters more than you think 15 Apr 2025 by Ridwaan Boda and Shaaista Tayob Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has [...]
Backdating NDAs: Can you make confidentiality retroactive? 14 Mar 2025 by Ridwaan Boda, Alexander Powell and Aobakwe Motebe Often in business, a party commences discussions with a counterparty including discussions which may involve sensitive business [...]
Privacy, Surveillance, and Legal Rights: De Jager v Netcare Limited 18 Feb 2025 by Shenaaz Munga and Priyanka Raath In De Jager v Netcare Limited (Case No. 42041/16) heard in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng [...]
The EU AI Act – Navigating the boundaries of ethical AI 10 Feb 2025 by Isaivan Naidoo and Alexander Powell The European Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation – EU – 2024/1689) (the “Act”) commenced on 1 [...]
DeepSeek: Disrupting the AI industry 04 Feb 2025 by Isaivan Naidoo and Alexander Powell Over the last week, a new artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology, operated by the Chinese firm, DeepSeek-R1 (“DeepSeek”), has disrupted the AI [...]
Information Regulator’s Guidance Note on Direct Marketing: What do you need to know? 10 Dec 2024 by Era Gunning, Wilmari Strachan and Priyanka Raath The Information Regulator has published a new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing (“Guidance [...]
Liability for companies developing chatbots 19 Nov 2024 by Isaivan Naidoo and Alexander Powell A company known for its chatbot persona recreations of popular TV characters has recently come under fire following a civil lawsuit [...]
Securing Data Privacy: Key highlights of Namibia’s Data Protection Bill, 2023 18 Nov 2024 by Ridwaan Boda, Vanessa Boesak, Naledi Ramoabi and Marsha Shaanika Namibia currently lacks comprehensive data protection legislation in line with the [...]
Data as an asset 15 Oct 2024 by Wilmari Strachan In today’s digital economy, data has emerged as a cornerstone asset for businesses, fundamentally shaping how organisations operate and innovate. This article delves into the [...]
Draft Regulations on processing Health and Sex Life Data under POPIA 10 Sep 2024 by Ridwaan Boda and Wilmari Strachan The Information Regulator has published final draft regulations under Section 112(2)(c) of the Protection of [...]