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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018.

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Developing international human rights law.

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LATEST ADVISORY NOTES _

Recent developments in law and technology.

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10 December 2018

Call for submissions on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill

Advisory Notes freedom of expression, Hate Crimes, Hate Speech

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06 December 2018

Supreme Court of Appeal gives clarity on the ambit of hate speech

Advisory Notes, Case Notes freedom of expression, Hate Speech

2-min

04 December 2018

IEC deadline for applications for election observer organisations

Advisory Notes Independent Electoral Commission

1-min

08 November 2018

South Africa’s newly-established Advertising Regulatory Board now receiving complaints

Advisory Notes Advertising Regulatory Board

1-min

16 October 2018

Google Policy Fellowship Program 2019

Opportunities Google Policy Fellowship Program

1-min

03 October 2018

Call for comment: Role and responsibilities of ICASA in cybersecurity

Advisory Notes Cybersecurity, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

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Promoting rights-based technology innovation.

LATEST INSIGHTS _

The latest insights and analysis.

27 September 2018

The practice of the future: maintaining medical ethics on social media

Avani Singh, Insights Data Protection, Medical Ethics

5-min

25 April 2018

Is POPIA-compliance sufficient to meet the requirements of the GDPR?

Avani Singh, Insights Data Protection, General Data Protection Regulation, Privacy, Protection of Personal Information Act

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Developing Africa’s digital rights landscape.

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RECENT PROJECTS _

Learn about our recent and ongoing projects.

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April 2018 / Data Privacy / Domestic / International Law Reform / Legal Advisory / Training

Presenting to the Kenyan Working Group on the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Privacy and Data Protection

5-min

Commissioned Research / Data Privacy / Legal Advisory / March 2018

Preparing a research report on data protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

13-min

Data Privacy / Freedom of Expression Online / March 2018 / Media Law / Training

Presenting a training workshop to journalists on ‘Media law in the digital age’

12-min

Commissioned Research / Freedom of Expression Online / March 2018 / Media Law / Training

Developing training materials on digital rights and freedom of expression online

6-min

Data Privacy / Development / Implementation of Legal Instruments / Emergent Technology / February 2018 / Legal Advisory / Public Law

Participating in the Development of a Draft Legal Instrument on Privacy

11-min

December 2017 / Freedom of Expression Online / Media Law / Training

Contributing to the development of an online course on freedom of expression and access to information

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