Legislation Update
Before the end of the year, the Australian Government will move to introduce its new “Cyber Act”, which will include new cyber security safeguards following the release of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy last year.
Legislation Update
The Attorney General has proposed significant updates to Australia’s Privacy Act 1988, including a statutory tort for serious privacy invasions, enhanced enforcement powers, and improved data breach protocols.
Article
Scraping is the practice of robotically extracting data from online sources, by using purpose-built data collection software, and it’s a booming business.
Article
Blackbaud, Inc. a data and software services company in the USA, will settle a complaint brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to hold the company responsible for poor data practices which allowed a hacker to access and download sensitive
Legislation Update
In October 2023, Queensland Parliament introduced proposed changes to strengthen Queensland’s information privacy laws. The proposed changes would apply to Queensland government departments and agencies, and how they handle personal information
Court Decision
The New South Wales Supreme Court has recently ordered a worldwide injunction against Twitter to prevent the publication of confidential financial information. Whilst the granting of an injunction to prevent disclosure of confidential informatio