In an attempt to combat crime in the online sphere, the Australian Government is pushing to radically expand its law enforcement powers, which some argue, will come at the cost of peoples’ privacy and civil liberties.
Amongst the frenzy of Black Friday, leaked Amazon documents present a possible contravention of Australia’s surveillance laws.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has launched a five-year cybersecurity strategy to protect financial institutions and related entities from cyber-attacks. Both APRA regulated organisations and their suppliers, particularly those involved in the provision of software-as-a-service to financial institutions, should thoroughly review the policy changes.
The Australian e-Safety Commissioner has instructed a Parliamentary Committee to conduct a deep inquiry into ‘family, domestic and sexual violence’ connected to Google’s and Facebook’s platforms. The final public hearing concluded on the 19 November 2020 so it will be interesting to see whether Google and Facebook will retain their defensive position or whether regulatory reform will be initiated.
On 17 November 2020, Epic Games, creators of the widely popular game Fortnite, filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia to ‘end Apple’s anti-competitive restrictions on mobile device marketplaces.’ The case could have ground breaking results for Apple’s App Store business
What do you do in the event of a data breach? Here are some of the steps you need to take.
The Australian Government has released an arguably rushed exposure draft to the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill in an attempt to take charge in situations of national cyberattacks.
If you are a CSP, there are numerous obligations and best practices that you should comply with under the Code in relation to your interactions with your customers.
In late October 2020, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security completed its review of the mandatory data protection regime enshrined in the controversial Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) (Act).
The Australian Government’s upcoming News Media Bargaining Code has been flagged by Google as legislation that will drastically alter and negatively affect Google’s search engine and its related systems.
In response to the systematic problems unearthed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry in late 2019, the Attorney-General’s Department has engaged in a thorough review of the Privacy Act 1988 to ensure the legislation reflects modern technological practices.
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