south africa

Millions of South Africans could be at risk of having their personal information hacked and misused, as SA moves from analogue television to a digital signal, warn industry experts.

The country is preparing for the global switchover to digital broadcasting in 2015. However, to watch the new signal, every one of the 10 million households that owns a television will need a decoder.

These decoders, or set-top boxes, not only have the ability to receive signal, but also to send information through a return path. Government's plan is for the boxes to be interactive, and allow citizens to fill in forms from their boxes, although it is unclear what types of forms this will include.