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Notes from the gate
Practical writing on access control, visitor management and POPIA compliance — for the people who run estates, complexes and commercial sites.
QR codes grew up — what 2026's trends mean at your gate
The QR code industry now talks about permanent infrastructure, dynamic codes and scan security instead of marketing gimmicks. A look at 2026's QR trends through the only lens that matters to an estate: the plate at your gate.
Read the article →What may a guard actually ask for at your gate?
Licence out, window down, details in the book — the ritual at South African estate gates is changing under POPIA. What guards may collect from visitors, what crosses the line, and how estates can make the whole question disappear.
Read the article →The new rules for estate gate access: what the POPIA gated-access code changes
South Africa's Information Regulator has gazetted a code of conduct for processing personal information at gated accesses. Here's what estates, body corporates and office parks need to change at the gate — and why less data is now the safest policy.
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