Data Breach: What should my business do?
Cyber attacks can cause significant financial loss and reputational damage to your business. In the recent Optus data breach, hackers gained access to the personal information of over 10 million Optus...
Privacy Policy: What should you include?
In today’s digital world, people are increasingly concerned about how their personal information and data is used by businesses. Most businesses are required to have a Privacy Policy under the law, wh...
What are the proposed changes to NSW privacy law?
Data and privacy law has become increasingly relevant for businesses and individuals in the digital age. Among other things, privacy law governs how your private information is handled by the governme...
COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Workplace: How do I comply with privacy law?
Many businesses are still facing the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. As the vaccine continues to rollout, businesses should ensure that they are complying with privacy law in regard...
How does the California Consumer Privacy Act apply to Australian businesses?
On the 1 January 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect and subsequently introduced a broad range rights, obligations and enforcement measures relating to the protection of...
Growing Privacy Concerns Over Tik Tok – takeaways for retailers
TikTok is an app with a cult following rivalling giants such as YouTube and Instagram, which essentially encourages users to create and share short videos – often dance challenges and social commentar...
Privacy Awareness Week – More relevant than ever
This week is Privacy Awareness Week in Australia, an annual event that highlights the importance of protecting personal information. It is promoted by a forum of privacy authorities in the Asia Pacifi...
ACCC’s focus for 2020 – are you it?
On 25 February 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its Compliance and Enforcement Policy for 2020. There are a number of key priority areas that the ACCC has identified,...
Latest Development in Digital Platforms Regulation
On 10 February 2020, the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, issued the Competition and Consumer (Price Inquiry – Digital Advertising Services) Direction 2020 (Direction). The Direction authorises...
The federal government’s response to the ACCC digital platform inquiry – What changes can we expect?
On 12 December 2019, the Federal Government released a statement in response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry final report. This final report ou...
Are you protecting your customers data? Why data privacy is so critical to the customer experience.
If you think about the number of ‘junk’ emails you receive from the countless companies you have ‘subscribed’ to over the years, how many emails would that be? In being subscribed to these newsletters...
Key takeaways for businesses from the ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry
On the 26 July 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released the final report into the Digital Platforms Inquiry. Prompted by the rise of advertising on digital platforms su...