The Supreme Court further ruled that Rica`s protections for the retention of archived intercepted communications needed to be improved because they were insufficient and invaded the privacy of those under surveillance. Sutherland said mass interception or surveillance was illegal and illegal. This shortcoming was highlighted by the Right2Know campaign and Privacy International, which intervened in the amaBhungane case. But the issue did not find its way into the decision and could be the subject of another legal challenge in the future. Milo added that this was a first step in the fight against widespread abuses against Rica. Madlanga, like Milo, strongly believes that post-monitoring notification is a crucial mechanism to ensure there is less abuse of surveillance. People will be able to take legal action against poorly designed surveillance of their communications. Dario Milo, the legal representative of amaBhungane, the investigative journalism centre that took the case to court, welcomed the decision. Many companies are involved in a form of industrial and industrial espionage.
With the globalization of business and communications, more advanced methods are being used to ensure that espionage goes unnoticed. Industrial espionage has become rather glamorous because of the media presentation. In real life, industrial espionage is a rather mundane way to spy on a competitor in order to gain a commercial advantage over the competitor. The term industrial espionage refers to espionage at the national level between two or more rival companies. It includes access to information about a competitor`s intellectual property, including strategies, customer and supplier lists, new innovations, and trade secrets. Although it conjures up images of a spy stealing top-secret documents, industrial espionage, also known as industrial espionage, industrial espionage, or industrial espionage, is a very real crime. Industrial espionage refers to the illegal theft of an organization`s intellectual property, such as important trade secrets, patents, commercial or manufacturing techniques, business processes, or even ideas or formulas. While most successful companies collect information about their competitors, in some cases, this information-gathering practice can cross the line and be illegal. In 2019, South Africa`s Supreme Court declared Act 70 of 2002 on the Regulation of the Interception of Communications and the Provision of Communications Information unconstitutional after amaBhungane, a South Africa-based investigative journalism organization, and Sam Sole, an investigative journalist with that outlet, reviewed a copy of the ruling and filed a report by amaBhungane. In that case, Sole showed evidence that authorities intercepted his communications with a source while he was reporting on former South African President Jacob Zuma. Is it illegal for a former employee to share company information? There is a common misconception that spying on a private company is never illegal. Industrial espionage, more commonly known as industrial espionage in South Africa, is certainly a crime.
If a company or individual has access to a competitor`s important intellectual property, such as formulas and trade secrets, its unique strategies or new innovations, or even its customer lists, it may be guilty of a crime. Although the Constitutional Court upheld the Supreme Court`s decision, it found that the Supreme Court had erred on the issue of costs. It ordered those who opposed the petition to the Supreme Court or the Constitutional Court to pay amaBhungane`s legal costs. However, violence is not the norm, as the purpose of the exercise is to obtain information without the participant noticing. In the event of violence, a company can call on forensic experts with immediate effect and also change access codes. Remote computer hacking is another form of industrial or commercial espionage.