Author:abongile-swana

Cloned data and the courts

As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in the transport sector (and in society in general), South African courts need to prioritise the issue of data cloning and its use as evidence. In Director of Public Prosecutions versus Kirwan [2015] IECA, the court held that CCTV footage was so novel at the time that an additional form of explanation and supplementary evidence in support of its usage was needed. However, CCTV cameras are now ubiquitous and the footage that is generated by […]

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