South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA) officially came into effect on July 1, 2020, but organizations were given until July 1, 2021 before enforcement is in place. The good news about compliance with this regulation is that if your organization already did the work to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), then you are well on your way to meeting the requirements for POPIA. Let's take a look at some of the high-level differences and similarities between POPIA and GDPR.