Browsing Journals by Subject "Privacy"
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Automated facial recognition in law enforcement : the Queen (on application of Edward Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The use of automated facial recognition in law enforcement is still a novel practice and as a result the legislative framework for this technology is ill-defined. The judgement of The Queen (on application of Edward ... -
A comparative overview of the (sometimes uneasy) relationship between digital information and certain legal fields in South Africa and Uganda
(2014)The present article focuses on the (sometimes problematic) relationship between digital information and certain legal fields. Most legal rules developed long before the arrival of the computer and the digital telephone, ... -
Cyberbullying: should schools choose between safety and privacy?
(2015)In this theoretical article, we explore the tangled messiness of the application of human rights versus the 21st-century monster called "cyberbullying" in schools and focus on some of the challenges schools face daily. The ... -
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in South Africa : Stumbling Over the First Legal Hurdle?
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Despite the growing popularity of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, there is minimal South African literature on the topic. The limited available research suggests that direct-to-consumer genetic testing is unregulated. ... -
Exempting Health Research from the Consent Provisions of POPIA
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (hereafter POPIA) has the potential to disrupt health research in South Africa. While the legal status quo is that broad consent by research participants is acceptable, ... -
Fundamental consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: A critical overview and analysis
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)South Africa was in need of a comprehensive framework of legislation, policies and government authorities to regulate consumer-supplier interaction. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, which was signed by the President ... -
The need for feminist approaches for housing cases in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2021)Although South African courts have handed down progressive judgments concerning the right to access to adequate housing, they have failed failed to do so from a feminist point of view. The trajectory of housing jurisprudence ... -
A selection of constitutional perspectives on human kidney sales
(2013)There are thousands of desperate people globally who need a kidney for transplantation. The number of people who require a kidney transplant continues to escalate faster than the number of kidneys available for a transplant. ... -
Warrantless search and seizures by the South African Police Service : weighing up the right to privacy versus the prevention of crime
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The constitutional right to privacy is enshrined in section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. It is premised on the notion that all persons should be protected from intrusions on their privacy ...