Living in a connected world: Who owns my data, and why should I care?
Channel: EE Publishers
Date: 2021-04-01

6th Webinar in February 2021 hosted by Nedbank, JCSE at Wits University and EE Business Intelligence

Being connected via the Internet brings with it numerous benefits to the individual, companies and government. It also gives rise to significant threats. This webinar focuses on the individual citizen in 21st Century South Africa. In this age of Big Data, social media and the Internet of Things (IoT) many of the personal and non-personal aspects of our day-to-day activities and transactions are stored as data by both businesses and governments.

In recent months this hotly debated issue has been raised internationally and in South Africa. There has been considerable debate and a great deal of concern and confusion around the question: Who owns my data and what rights do I have in determining how it is used? In this webinar our existing legal framework (including the POPI Act) will be reviewed. Case studies from both an international and South African perspective will throw light on the various dimensions around the key question: Who owns my data, and why should I care?