Izinsongo kubumfihlo bomuntu ngamunye manje zinkulu kunanini ngaphambili, ngisho nangu-Aldous Huxley noma u-George Orwell. Ubumfihlo buvame ukubonwa njengelungelo lomuntu siqu eliyisisekelo elifanele ukuvikelwa njengengxenye yesithunzi somuntu noma, uma bungafakwa ngaphansi kwesithunzi, nokho bugunyaza ukuvikelwa okuzimele.
Umbuso kudingeka ukuthi uhloniphe, uvikele, ukhuthaze futhi ugcwalise amalungelo akuMqulu Wamalungelo (isigaba sesi-7(2) soMthethosisekelo). Ilungelo lokuba nemfihlo ligxiliswe ngokomthethosisekelo kuMqulu Wamalungelo WaseNingizimu Afrika esigabeni se-14 soMthethosisekelo. Kunemithetho ehlukahlukene ethinta ilungelo lobumfihlo. Okubaluleke kakhulu uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kolwazi Lomuntu Siqu 4 wezi-2013 (POPIA), ophathelene nokuvikelwa kwedatha. I-POPIA yasayinwa yaba umthetho ngoNovemba 19, 2013 futhi izingxenye zomthetho zaqala ukusebenza ngo-April 11, 2014. Wonke umthetho manje, mhla lu-1 kuJulayi 2021, usuqale ukusebenza ngokugcwele ngokusungulwa koMlawuli Wolwazi.
I-POPIA inika Isilawuli Solwazi amazinyo - sinamandla amakhulu okuphenya kanye nokuhlawulisa abathintekayo abanomthwalo wemfanelo. Izihloko zedatha zizokwazi ukukhononda ku-Information Regulator futhi i-Regulator izokwazi ukuthatha isinyathelo egameni lezihloko zedatha. I-Information Regulator igunyazwe ukuthi ilawule futhi iphoqelele ukuthotshelwa kwayo kokubili kwe-POPIA kanye noMthetho Wokukhuthaza Ukutholakala Kolwazi, wesi-2 wezi-2000 (PAIA).
I-PAIA, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ibhekisela kwelinye ilungelo elingokomthethosisekelo ngokoMthethosisekelo elihlinzeka ngelungelo lokufinyelela olwazini, ikakhulukazi lapho lolo lwazi ludingeka ukuze kusetshenziswe noma kuvikelwe noma yimaphi amalungelo. I-PAIA ihlose ukugqugquzela isiko lokungafihli lutho kanye nokuziphendulela ezinhlakeni zikahulumeni nezizimele ngokwenza ilungelo lokufinyelela olwazini liphumelele.
I-POPIA kanye ne-PAIA, uma ifundwa ndawonye, yenza ilungelo lomthethosisekelo lokuba nemfihlo kuyilapho ihlanganisa nemikhawulo ebambekayo ehloselwe ukulinganisa ilungelo lobumfihlo nelungelo lokufinyelela olwazini.
Izinkampani ezizimele ezincane kuze kube manje, azikhishiwe esimisweni sokuhlanganisa imanuwali ye-PAIA, nokho kusukela mhla lu-1 kuNtulikazi wezi-2021, zonke izinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele kulindeleke ukuthi zihambisane nezinhlinzeko ze-PAIA kanye ne-POPIA. Ukwehluleka ukuthobela imithetho kungaholela ekuhlawulisweni okukhulu noma ukuboshwa noma kokubili.
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