By Marcus Moloko
The Information Regulator has signalled a tougher approach to how South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is enforced at gated estates, office parks and other controlled-access premises, with a new focus on limiting how long visitor data may be retained.
Advocate Tshepo Boikanyo, the executive responsible for POPIA at the regulator, said establishments that collect personal details, including by scanning identity documents, licence discs or fingerprints, should delete or de-identify that information once it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected.
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“When you enter these gated establishments, there are alternative methods of verifying identification,” Boikanyo said.
“Security officers don’t have to photocopy your ID or scan your vehicle registration number. Access codes, for example, can be used instead.”
The regulator has published a proposed code of conduct for
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