https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/639.html South Africa news 15 Cyber Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/639.html en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:05:40 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/are-you-covered-how-undisclosed-ai-usage-leaves-insureds-exposed-969164a The pattern of commercial innovation in business is familiar: adopt new technology, discover its exposures, and then look to the insurance market to respond. 1-272854 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-fake-news-and-free-elections-how-sa-is-tackling-digital-disinformation-525670a Imagine scrolling through TikTok or X (Twitter) on election day and seeing a video purporting to be filmed inside what looks like your local voting station. Someone has recorded a pile of opened, discarded ballots, claiming on camera that vote rigging is underway and that votes from your polling station are being thrown away. The post goes viral and you feel that the system is compromised. As a result, you might decide to stay home because voting would be pointless. 1-272736 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-ever-evolving-threat-of-cybercrime-in-south-africa-181726a Mongezi Mpahlwa, partner, Cox Yeats and Tshilidzi Mudau, candidate legal practitioner, Cox Yeats unpack the growing number of cyber-attacks in South Africa in 2025 and beyond, in comparison with previous years, as well as the current trends in the ever-evolving digital world. 1-272228 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-future-of-law-9-citations-7-fake-is-sa-legal-profession-ready-for-ai-636941a In the 2025 case of Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal and others, a South African legal team submitted heads of argument to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court citing nine legal authorities. Only two were real. The rest had been fabricated by an AI tool, confidently, convincingly, and entirely wrong. 1-272041 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/smart-wearables-and-popia-what-sa-employers-need-to-know-964144a More than seven million pairs of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses were sold worldwide in 2025. Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, launched in September 2025, now monitor heart rate and translate live conversations using artificial intelligence. A next-generation Apple AirPod with an embedded camera is in advanced testing. These are not consumer curiosities, they are data collection instruments that walk through office doors, and PoPIA has something to say about every byte they capture. 1-271884 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/meta-agrees-to-pay-r287bn-in-child-safety-settlement-308368a Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn (around R287bn) to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by 47 US states, the District of Columbia and several US territories over claims that Facebook and Instagram contributed to teen social media addiction and harmed young users' mental health. The agreement is one of the largest settlements ever reached by a technology company. 1-271193 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/social-media-companies-increasingly-under-fire-for-violations-of-children-privacy-308628a Representing one of the largest fines ever under the US children's protection law, the US Department of Justice has announced that TikTok has agreed to pay $400m to settle allegations it violated the privacy of children using the app. 1-271073 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/inside-the-precca-amendment-bill-part-2-the-ai-impact-189196a No discussion of corruption compliance in 2026 is complete without addressing artificial intelligence. 1-270148 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-new-threat-to-south-africas-children-is-not-on-the-streets-its-online-620581a Child Protection Week and Youth Month have long been associated with addressing visible dangers such as abuse, neglect, and systemic failures that put children and young people at risk. In 2026, South Africa must confront a critical shift; children’s lives are no longer divided between physical and digital spaces. 1-269431 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cyber-breach-how-you-respond-determines-liability-397908a A data breach is no longer, in itself, the event that exposes a business to the greatest legal risk. Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (hereinafter “PoPIA”), liability often turns on what happens after a security compromise is discovered. Delay, indecision or procedural missteps in the aftermath of a breach can transform a contained incident into a multi-layered legal problem. 1-269253 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law South Africa