With messages sent remaining private and encrypted at all times, what will this mean for brands that use the app to reach and engage with consumers?
Kyle Oosthuizen 20 Apr 2021
Is the rise of the opting in culture eating into the reach of the 'niche'? Will a more mature view of personal information protection eclipse the right target, at the wrong time and place?...
Issued by Kriel & Co 12 Apr 2021
South Africans became 'mobile forced' during lockdown. As marketers, when planning our mobile marketing campaigns, we need to learn how to overcome the challenges, leverage the trends and take advantage of the opportunities...
Issued by Mobitainment 3 Mar 2021
The hype around WhatsApp's new privacy policies has drawn so much attention from the media. Many different views have been expressed and some are accurate and others not so accurate. Be that as it may, people have been misinformed...
Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 26 Jan 2021
Adopt, adapt or pivot? We share some of the top trends taking internal communications from reactive to responsive in 2021...
Issued by icandi CQ 19 Jan 2021
Move over Facebook and WhatsApp; there are new social networks on the block and they have been taking the world by storm...
Issued by Meltwater 18 Jan 2021
South Africa's Information Regulator met Facebook South Africa this week to discuss its revised WhatsApp privacy policy...
For those that have made the switch to Telegram following WhatsApp's privacy policy update, here are seven tips from Kaspersky to make your experience on the app as private and secure as possible...
More and more WhatsApp users are downloading Telegram and Signal due to WhatsApp's recent privacy policy update...
Paula Sartini, founder and CEO at BrandQuantum International writes that privacy management is critical, not only as a compliance tool for legal and compliance practitioners but also as a tool for building trust with customers...
Paula Sartini 1 Oct 2020
Francois Kriel, change management consultant at Kriel & Co, agrees that data is no different than oil...
Issued by Kriel & Co 21 Sep 2020
When shopping online the right to the protection of how one's 'details' is collected and processed is something consumers should be aware of...
With the fourth industrial revolution in full swing, businesses are looking for faster and more efficient ways to service customers. Customers are also increasingly tech-savvy and demand more from their service providers, including quicker access and more tailored offerings...
Wendy Tembedza 3 Jul 2019
The latest Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report lists formjacking as one of the most dangerous attacks in the history of cybercrime...
Gone are the days when we could live in peace believing that as low-profile individuals, we were unlikely to draw the attention of hackers...
Here are tips and advice on what to do before, during and after your Black Friday online shopping sprees...
The 2018 Data Threat Report from Thales and 451 Research found that only 13% of organisations will not be impacted by privacy regulations...
Jayson O'Reilly 14 Nov 2018
When a data breach strikes, the damage can reach further than a business's finances, reputation, and customer privacy...
GDPR and PoPIA are set to dramatically change the way South African organisations do business - especially how personal data is handled and stored...
Elizabeth de Stadler 23 May 2018
Mobile is increasingly becoming the channel of choice for brand engagement, especially amongst younger generations who rely on their smartphones during their shopping journey...
Johan Walters 14 Mar 2018
The new viral app, Vero, has been receiving tons of flack over its CEO's ties to Russia, its privacy policy and its servers' inability to handle the overload of new users joining...
Juanita Pienaar 1 Mar 2018
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp...
The global reaction to WhatsApp's August 2016 announcement, in which the “updating” of its terms and privacy policy was revealed, has been interesting. This update, essentially, allows for the sharing of user information between WhatsApp and its owner of roughly two years, Facebook...
Gil Sperling 2 Feb 2017
Tenants can be left vulnerable by having to provide sensitive information to future landlords. Here's how they can protect themselves from their information being misused...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 7 Nov 2016
Nowadays, people have become very cautious when it comes to sharing personal information online. This is why a privacy policy is very important for any website or blog...
Charles Mburugu 24 Aug 2016
Your company's help desk handles customers who bring complaints, questions, and troubleshooting issues - and must do so with grace and compassion in order to foster positive relationships with your customers...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 12 May 2016
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I am in town with some of the immedia team to soak up the stimulation from Design Indaba 2016. We have been to many conferences, but this is our very first Design Indaba...
Anice Hassim 18 Feb 2016
Vredendal-based entrepreneur John Bock talks us through the launch of his new social networking app 'Buzzme', intended to connect Africans in new ways...
Leigh Andrews 19 Oct 2015
One of the most effective ways of connecting with your customers and prospects online is by creating a newsletter. Engaging with them on a regular basis will help you build strong relationships, and subsequently enhance your sales...
Charles Mburugu 28 Aug 2015
PARIS, FRANCE: European data protection authorities have joined forces to probe Facebook's privacy controls, a French watchdog said on Thursday, putting the popular US social media giant under fresh pressure...
Simply put, electronic commerce or e-commerce is the selling and buying of goods or services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over the internet. The most common type of e-commerce is online shopping, which has become a booming international industry with more than one billion online shoppers worldwide...
Wilmari Strachan 9 Apr 2015
You may need to rethink how easily you click on 'I accept' messages online as these can be legally binding, even without a digital signature due to click wrap agreements, say Pria Chetty and Denise Fouche of EndCode...
Leigh Andrews 8 Dec 2014
US Federal Trade Commission head Brill on protecting the consumer; Yahoo's Mayer on her company's core values guiding privacy; O&M's Crampsie on the need to adapt... This and more at Advertising Week...
Mark Zeller 12 Nov 2014
The recently enacted Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, which sets conditions for how organisations can process information, has caused significant upheaval in the South African business environment.
Professor David Taylor 10 Nov 2014
Social media is a bit like a naïve teen's house party. Think of it as an endless online party where everyone is invited, everyone can listen or join in, or watch, at any time.
Jenny Reid 14 May 2014
You've been meaning to do it, last year and the year before ... but in 2014 that untidy customer database may just become a huge liability.
Kevin Bassett 6 Feb 2014
In a business context, translators have to do much more than simply change words from one language into another. They have to deal with aspects such as industry jargon, language trends and the intended audience of a document.
Adriana de Kock 31 Jan 2014
Once you have invested in the tools, data and processes you need to track your digital advertising campaigns, remarketing is one of the best ways to really put that tracking infrastructure to work for your business.
Johan Walters 7 Nov 2013
The Protection of Personal Information Bill, B9D - 2009, ('POPI') will place significant obligations on most individuals and juristic entities, including employers.
Jacques van Wyk 2 Oct 2013
The world of online transactions is expanding with growing numbers of consumers transacting online to purchase goods and services.
Tayyibah Suliman, Mariska van Zweel, Nicole Meyer 17 Apr 2013
As online transactions become more pervasive, it also becomes increasingly important that both consumers and online vendors become more fully acquainted with rights and obligations applicable to online transactions.
Tayyibah Suliman, Mariska van Zweel & Nicole Meyer 16 Apr 2013
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Google was in the firing line again on Tuesday (8 April) after a group of major companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, complained to the European Commission over Google's offerings for Android-powered mobile phones.
As technology continuously develops, negative effects concerning them develop as well. With the help of the internet, shopping, trading, transacting and paying off bills online are now totally possible.
Subhash Chandra 29 Mar 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Instagram has backed down from a planned policy change that appeared to clear the way for the mobile photo sharing service to sell pictures without compensation, after users cried foul.
PARIS, FRANCE: Internet giant Google has warned it would exclude French media sites from its search results if France adopts a law forcing search engines to pay for content, in the latest confrontation with European governments.