An expensive email: ‘SD’ and ‘SE’ and Northside Clinic
A medical clinic has been ordered to pay $16400 for inadvertently sending an email to the wrong address. Parties Respondent:
DPD v Far West Local Health District
DPD v Far West Local Health District Industry: Hospital Services Players in litigation DPD – service provider Far West Local
How *not* to respond to a privacy breach: ‘SF’ and ‘SG’
This case was a dispute between a patient seeking records from a former treating psychologist. The Privacy Commissioner found a
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
What we can learn from the Grubman ransomware attack
Overview In May this year, the US entertainment law firm Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks (Grubman) was a target of
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
The consequences of a lax approach to data governance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) decision on Cathay Pacific’s data breach highlights the consequences of being complacent with data governance. With more
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
The Schrems II decision and the future of Standard Contractual Clauses
IntroductionOn 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (The Court) handed down it’s judgment in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited
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,
