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| 21.09.2025 | South Africa: Deepfakes and South African Law - Remedies On Paper, Gaps in Practice | Deepfakes are forgeries of people's faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception. Deepfakes undermine constitutional rights, reduce trust in media and distort fairness in... |
| 20.03.2025 | Can data be owned? A South African legal scholar weighs in | In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: can data be owned? While privacy laws wor... |
| 16.03.2025 | South Africa: Who Owns Digital Data About You? South African Legal Scholar Weighs Up Property and Privacy Rights | In the digital economy, data is more than just information - it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned? While privacy laws wor... |
| 16.12.2024 | South Africa: Artificial Intelligence Regulation in South Africa - Prioritising Human Security | Next year's G20 Summit could be an opportunity for leaders to address AI concerns regarding transparency, accountability and human oversight. Just months after the European Union's (EU) landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into fo... |
| 25.06.2024 | South Africa: Technology Makes It Possible to Diagnose Diseases On the Spot - but South Africa's Public Healthcare System Faces Several Obstacles | Digital technology has hugely improved healthcare in many ways. It's now possible to test patients on the spot - in a clinic or hospital - for many health conditions. Digital diagnostic devices can analyse samples like sweat, saliva, faeces... |
| 26.03.2024 | Nampak hit by cyberattack | JSE-listed packaging firm Nampak told its shareholders on Tuesday that it has suffered a cyberattack in which an unknown third party has gained access to its IT systems. In a notice published on the JSE’s stock exchange news service, Nampak... |
| 25.05.2022 | The state of the GDPR in 2022: why so many orgs are still struggling | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Today marks the fourth anniversary of the EU’s Ge... |
| 07.07.2021 | Omnisient raises $1.4-million in second funding round | Cape Town-based startup Omnisient has announced the close of a second funding round at $1.4-million. The company – re-incorporated in 2019 by founders Jon Jacobson and Anton Grutzmacher – made the announcement yesterday. Re-investment refle... |
| 07.07.2021 | Omnisient raises $1.4-million in second funding round | Cape Town-based startup Omnisient has announced the close of a second funding round at $1.4-million. The company – re-incorporated in 2019 by founders Jon Jacobson and Anton Grutzmacher – made the announcement yesterday. Re-investment ref... |
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