The employee records exemption: European retailer gets fined for compiling dossiers on its workers
Retailer H&M has been fined A$57million (€35million) for illegally compiling detailed records on its employees in Germany. The company had
Category: explainer
GDPR guidance on third country data transfers
In July 2020, in the Schrems II decision, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered the data transfer arrangements that
I’m a just a small business/start-up so why should I care about privacy law?
The Commonwealth Privacy Act only applies to companies that have a turnover of more than $3 million, and all these
The worrying world of deepfakes
Content Warning: Image Based abuse Overview Increasingly sophisticated AI is leading to a rise of highly realistic ‘deepfake’ videos. This highlights the close relationship between technology and privacy and
Record fine for spam – how not to get caught
ACMA has announced that it has fined Woolworths $1mil for breaches of the Spam Act. This is the highest fine that the
What is privacy and why should I care?
What is privacy? Privacy at its most basic can be understood as the right to be left alone. Broadly speaking,
What are the Australian Privacy Principles?
Since 2014, Australia’s overarching privacy protection framework is currently contained within the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). There are 13 APPs that govern standards, rights and obligations concerning: how
