# The Information Regulator has fined FNB one-million-rand and Central Johannesburg TVET College 500-thousand-rand for contraventions of the Protection of Personal Information Act. The bank was fined over security weaknesses that exposed customers’ personal information, while the college was penalised for unlawfully sharing personal data and failing to follow the regulator’s directives. The regulator’s Nomzamo Zondi urges public and private institutions to strengthen data security and ensure they comply with the law:
FNB and Central Johannesburg TVET College fined R1.5-million over data protection failures [SOUND]
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