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17th Oct 2020 privacy litigation / updates

Understrength and underfunded: the state of private sector privacy law enforcement in Australia

In Europe, privacy regulators are sending clear signals that companies need to take collection, use and disclosure of personal information

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8th Oct 2020 updates

Trust without verifying? an initial reaction to the US Government’s Schrems II white paper

The US Government has release a white paper in response to the Schrems II judgment. This post is a initial

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7th Oct 2020 case studies / explainer / updates

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

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27th Sep 2020 explainer / updates

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

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2nd Sep 2020 privacy litigation

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:

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2nd Sep 2020 privacy litigation

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

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2nd Sep 2020 case studies / privacy litigation

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

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28th Aug 2020 explainer

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

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28th Aug 2020 explainer

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

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28th Aug 2020 case studies / cybersecurity litigation / privacy litigation

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

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