Steve Jobs once described his views on privacy saying: "Privacy means people know what they're signing up for, in plain English and repeatedly."...
Jade Arenstein and Johan Walters 12 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
Driven by increasing regulation, competitive pressures and new technologies the insurance industry has been under pressure to evolve at a rapid pace...
2020 showed us the importance of marketing as a whole. Most importantly, however, it also showed us the undeniable gravity of having an online presence for businesses...
Paul Masuta 29 Jan 2021
Improving quality of life for people globally means investing in education...
Rory McGreal 20 Jan 2021
It's ironic that a global pandemic with physical distancing as key to beating the coronavirus can bring humanity closer together....
Shaun Rosen 4 Dec 2020
Hisense announced the launch of the Infinity H40 Lite, which will be running Android 11, in the South African market...
Your data is now everywhere. Your phone. Your smartwatches. Your smart home. And if something goes just a little bit wrong...
Marco Preuss 27 Mar 2020
Biodiversity - the variation in all living organisms - is one of Africa's richest assets. As a result, its genetic material is coveted by scientists, biotechnology companies and research institutes globally...
Keymanthri Moodley 9 Jan 2020
When it comes to e-commerce, reducing cart abandonment is critical to increasing sales and revenue...
As the technology stack grows year on year, it's becoming increasingly challenging for businesses to invest in the right DMP (data management platform). According to the 2018 MarTech Landscape from 2011 to 2018, finding the signal from the noise is not just a challenge for consumers, but it seems for marketers, publishers and businesses too...
Carmen Murray 21 Nov 2018
Google is one of Silicon Valley's biggest names, providing a range of services that each and every one of use on a daily basis. But when Google is providing you with its suite of services, it doesn't just...
Deep Ballu 5 Sep 2018
The Internet Society and the African Union Commission launched new personal data protection guidelines for Africa at the Africa Internet Summit held in Dakar, Senegal this week...
Modern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data...
Sara Degli-Esposti and Siraj Ahmed Shaikh 18 Apr 2018
With the first edition of Agency Scope South Africa completed in 2016, Spanish-based independent research company Scopen and the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) are well on the way to getting the research required to produce the 2017 edition...
Johanna McDowell 12 May 2017
Japan's Supreme Court has rejected a man's demand that news search results of his arrest on sex charges be deleted from Google, ruling that to do so would violate freedom of expression...
Kaspersky Lab has unveiled a new version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android that includes an option for managing protection via Android Wear devices, in addition to offering improved performance...
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Big data is all the rage, but what does that mean in real terms in 2016 and is it just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the implications for privacy protection and the unchecked harvesting of consumer experiences..?
Anice Hassim 1 Feb 2016
If one considers that between 70% and 80% of South African adults have been victims of cybercrime in their lifetime, the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act is an essential leap forward in South African legislative terms...
Leishen Pillay 1 Feb 2016
Mobile devices are more popular than ever but their owners still underestimate the danger they might encounter...
WASHINGTON DC, US: Yahoo said Sunday it plans to introduce "end-to-end encryption" for email this year to boost privacy protection for users concerned about snooping from governments or hackers...
MEF has announced the results of its third annual Global Consumer Trust Report, which analyses data from 15,000 mobile media users in 15 countries across five continents...
Lack of trust is growing in the mobile world, as the latest information from MEF's Global Consumer Trust Report 2015 indicates and it is the largest single obstacle to growth in the mobile economy...
The IAB SA and EndCode will host a discussion in both Johannesburg and Cape Town focusing on online content regulation and how it affects the industry...
BERLIN, GERMANY: German newspapers have ridiculed incoming EU Digital Commissioner Guenther Oettinger after he blamed "stupid" celebrities for having their private nude pictures hacked and spread online.
WASHINGTON, USA: Apple is rolling-out new privacy protection for iPhones and iPads, with a system that makes it impossible for the company to unlock a device even with a warrant.
WASHINGTON, USA: Online ratings operator Yelp agreed to pay $450,000 to settle US charges that it illegally collected data on children, in violation of privacy laws, officials have said.
Not long ago cloud computing and "bring your own device" to work began to change the way businesses and individuals used technology. This is now expanding to include the concept of the "Internet of Things" (IoT).
Thabiso Mochiko 28 Jul 2014
Just because they lived close to Oscar Pistorius and had the misfortune of hearing the events that led to his murder trial, the lives of witnesses were torn apart.
Anton Harber 10 Mar 2014
LAS VEGAS, US: Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used.
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: - Twitter has announced it has toughened the encryption of traffic to thwart online snooping at the globally popular one-to-many messaging service.
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
PARIS, FRANCE: A fifth of the world's websites and mobile telephone applications provide no information on how, or if, they protect users' personal data, a French watchdog said on Tuesday (13 August 2013).
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft said on Monday (24 June) it would offer an advertising-free version of its Bing search engine for schools, which also includes extra privacy and filtering of adult content.
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.
With the imminent arrival of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), privacy is sure to become a much talked-about issue in SA. For marketers, privacy is often seen as an obstacle to more important organisational goals.
Steve Ferguson 25 Feb 2013
OTTAWA, CANADA: WhatsApp's mobile messaging service used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide breached privacy laws in at least two countries, a joint Canadian-Dutch probe concluded on Monday (28 January).
Mark Shuttleworth, South African IT millionaire and Open Source Champion recently announced and demonstrated the planned release of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system (OS) for smartphones. The Canonical boss revealed that future devices will not only run the new mobile OS, but will also boot the desktop variant of Ubuntu when docked to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. This would mean that you will literally be able to use your phone to power your PC.
Lex Faure 21 Jan 2013
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), due to become law early this year, introduces legal protection in SA for the first time against the serious risks and harm arising from the unauthorised collection and abuse of personal information.
Steve Ferguson 14 Jan 2013
ITHACA, NY, USA: Your smartphone knows where you go and how fast, while its microphone hears your voice. Soon, your phone may measure your stress... and help you to deal with it.
LONDON, UK: The GfK Network Intelligence Solution (GfK NIS) service has highlighted the significant variations in between different operating systems in terms of mobile web activity. The pioneering research method analyses mobile behaviour via operators' IP traffic.
WASHINGTON: Facebook, in its latest privacy flap, on Tuesday, 18 January 2011, delayed a plan to share home addresses and mobile phone numbers of its members with outside developers of applications.
WASHINGTON: Many popular applications on Facebook are violating the social network's rules and transmitting identifying information about users to advertising and Internet tracking companies, The Wall Street Journal reported.
We need to apply the lessons we've learnt from search advertising to help advertisers better reach their target consumer through new and creative ways. That is why Google decided to launch "interest-based advertising", which enables marketers to better connect with people based on their interests and their previous activity online.
Mohammad Gawdat 13 Mar 2009
If some people think health privacy protections don't go far enough while others think they're too restrictive, does that mean the government got it right? Probably not, but the experts agree they're a step in the right direction. Now it's time for some fine tuning.
While teens may mess with advertisers as a way to fight back against the onslaught of marketing they are exposed to, they are not averse to all marketing. This is especially true if they love a product, the marketing offers some extra value, or it's simply funny and creative. As they're used to controlling their online experience, they strongly dislike pop-up ads or spam in the form of instant messages and text messages.
Anastasia Goodstein 26 Nov 2007
The majority of South African consumers (77%) feel that companies send them too many unsolicited advertising material, and 74% report that this bothers them. Three-quarters of consumers (75%) also feel that government has an obligation to limit unsolicited advertising material.