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Big Brother South Africa will not only be watching you, he’ll also share your biometric data with the cops

Published Sunday, 9 May 2021

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Daily Maverick reports on a Big Brother South Africa initiative involving biometric data sharing with law enforcement, raising significant POPIA compliance concerns around consent, purpose limitation, and lawful processing of sensitive personal information under South African data protection law.

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