South Africa

Policies for promoting compliance with South Africa Privacy regulations:

• South Africa ECT Act

  The Republic of South Africa Electronic Communication and Transaction Act defines a national e-strategy for the Republic and also prevents abuse of information systems. Chapter VIII of the act deals with protection of personal information. The policy detects combinations of valid South Africa ID number with credit card numbers. The rules for this policy is:

  • South Africa ECT Act: ID Number and CCN (Wide)
  • South Africa ECT Act: ID Number and CCN (Default)

• South Africa POPI

  The “Protection of Personal Information” (POPI) bill regulates the collection, dissemination, use and retention of private information.The rules for this policy are:

  • South Africa POPI: DNA Sequence
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and CCN (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and CCN (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Crime (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Crime (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Date of Birth (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Date of Birth (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Ethnicity or Religion (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Ethnicity or Religion (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Health Information (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Health Information (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: Name and Password (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: Name and Password (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: Name and Password (Narrow)
  • South Africa POPI: Name and Personal Finance Term
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and SWIFT Code (Wide)
  • South Africa POPI: ID Number and Account Number (Default)
  • South Africa POPI: Name and Sensitive Health Information