Estates, gated communities and office parks face sweeping changes to security procedures as the Information Regulator calls for access-controlled areas to collect minimal visitor information and protect privacy.
The regulator has now published the Own-Initiative Code of Conduct for Gated Access Areas that will govern how gated-access environments handle personal information to conform to the prescripts of the Protection of Personal Information Act Popia.
The code applies to residential and commercial premises with access control. It is not a guidance note but a code of conduct, which carries much heftier weight than the former.
