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LCR4805 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 | Due August 2024. Multiple answers for both questions.
QUESTION 1
Mr. Tom is a businessman who owns a pharmaceutical company (Pharmcare (Pty) Ltd) in
Pretoria, South Africa. His business is thriving and one day as he is scrolling through social
media, he is shocked to find out that a fake profile has been set up in his name on a social
media platform. The fake profile was set up for Mr. Tom and includes information such as
his date and place of birth, relationship status and religious views. There is also a fake group
linked to the fake profile. It contains statements defamatory of him and his pharmaceutical
business, Pharmcare (Pty) Ltd. It is alleged that he “owes money and does not pay his
suppliers” and furthermore that he is “not to be trusted since he applies unethical financial
business practices and the products, he sells in his pharmaceutical company are not of a good
standard.”
Mr. Tom consults you as his attorney. Advise him with respect to the following:
a) What should Mr. Tom do to remove the fake profile from the social media platform?
(8)
b) Could the internet service provider (ISP) be held liable for the defamatory statements
posted on their social media platform by users thereof? (7)
Discuss in detail by referring to court cases, legislation (if applicable), and academic
commentators.
QUESTION 2
Critically discuss whether the processing of personal information poses a threat to the right
to privacy. (15)
Discuss in detail by referring to court cases, legislation (if applicable), and academic
commentators.
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