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Legalbrief eLaw - Lessons from the grave ...

Publish date 08 May 2019
Issue Number 1780
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Privacy is becoming a growing concern as the world continues its mass digitisation and the trail of personal data breadcrumbs we leave behind grows. That’s the view of Riccardo Spagni, lead maintainer at the Monero Project. ‘Take something as simple ...

* Australian rugby star Israel Folau has been found guilty of a code of conduct breach for a homophobic post …

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MTN met a deadline to respond to a $2bn tax demand from Nigeria’s Attorney-General, a Nigerian judge ruled yesterday after …

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* The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) yesterday welcomed the sentencing of Durban forex scammer Jabulani Ngcobo on several counts …

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A Verulam father has been accused of sexually grooming his minor stepdaughter by allegedly forcing her to watch explicit scenes …

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The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) says it has received more than 70 complaints relating to digital disinformation, a month …

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The status of an investigation into a former insurance executive accused of taking compromising pictures of colleagues and clients is …

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The lawyer representing the EFF argued in the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) yesterday that journalist Karima Brown did not conduct …

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* Sales of the iPhone were down 17% from the same period of 2018 but Wall Street seems to believe …

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Boeing knew of a software error that prevented the correct functioning of a safety alert system on the 737 Max …

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A Plettenberg Bay man's 15-year jail term on 18 644 counts of possession of child pornography, was reduced to 10 …

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While Sri Lanka Easter suicide attacks mastermind Zahran Hashim used social media to publicly call for the death of non-Muslims, …

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YouTube singer Austin Jones has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for asking underage girls to send him sexually …

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President Vladimir Putin has signed into law new measures that would enable the creation of a national Internet network, able …

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A year after announcing Facebook Dating, a tool for finding potential dates, the company has now announced ‘Secret Crush’ – …

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Facebook last week announced that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who is …

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Reuben Paul, a 13-year-old hacking whiz kid, delivered his first presentation at a hacker conference five years ago, demonstrating how …

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Up to 50 000 companies running SAP software are at greater risk of being hacked after security researchers found new …

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More than 6 000 taxi drivers and car-hire operators are suing Uber in Australia, signing on to a major class …

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Victims of rape and serious sexual assault who refuse to give police access to their mobile phone contents could allow …

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The Inspector-General of Intelligence's office has confirmed it has received a complaint from ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule that his phone …

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The DA-run Western Cape says it will oppose any plans by the national government to regulate short-term home rentals – …

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The Inspector-General of Intelligence, Dr Setlhomamaru Dintwe, is investigating the alleged tapping of Ace Magashule’s phone, Beeld reports. The ANC …

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So far, the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) have been slow to reveal themselves in businesses in SA but, writes …

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Privacy is becoming a growing concern as the world continues its mass digitisation and the trail of personal data breadcrumbs …

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A BBC investigation has found evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya being widely shared on Facebook and YouTube. Images …

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