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The New AI Act: Banning ‘Bad Influence’ Toys + Other World Firsts
In response to the rising influence and power of artificial intellgence to disrupt lives and industries, in December 2023, the EU Parliament and...
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Privacy Around the World – 2023 Pulse Check
Individual privacy is valued as a right in many countries around the world, and protection of privacy has become a vital concern for regulators. Yet...
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Directors IDs: Just how personal is this 15-digit identifier?
Nearly 2.7 million Australian Directors have submitted their personal information to the Australian Business Registry Service to apply for a Director...
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Huge Fines for Businesses with Unfair Terms
With effect from 9 November 2022, new laws came into effect which amended the Australian Consumer Law to introduce very serious penalties for...
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Time to break out your Data Breach Response Plan: After more large-scale breaches, major changes are destined for Australian law
The September 2022 Optus data breach served as a wake-up call for the Australian government and businesses alike, driving rapid reforms to the...
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Post Optus Data Breach | Is Your Company’s Data Secure? How to Avoid Serious Harm to Your Business
In September 2022, millions of Australian Optus customers had their data hacked, causing widespread concerns of identity fraud. Optus,...
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Google cops world’s biggest data fine
GDPR enforcement is ramping up. The French data protection authority CNIL has just fined Google €50 million, the world’s largest data...
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LAWFIT Guides: Is this too personal?
We examine the central definition of ‘Personal Information’ under Australian privacy...
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LAWFIT Guides: Employee records under Australian privacy law
We look at the treatment of employee data under Australian privacy...
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AR and the trailing footsteps of Australian privacy law
We look at how regulators might try and keep up with developments in...
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An update on open banking in Australia
Proposed changes to the Consumer Data Rights (‘CDRs’) to facilitate open banking are another example of the consumer protectionist...
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Overview of the Notifiable Data Breach scheme in Australia
The ‘Notifiable Data Breach Scheme’ imposes mandatory obligation on Australian organisations to notify individuals if a data breach that...
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