Privacy Law Shake-Up: Is Your Business Ready?
As Australia undergoes significant changes to its privacy laws, it’s crucial for businesses of all sizes to prepare. Following a multi-year review, the government is proposing amendments to the Privacy Act that could reshape how organisations manage personal information...
Rolling in the deepfakes: Generative AI, privacy and regulation
Iris Rad and Alec Christie CLYDE & CO Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating all aspects of modern society and commerce: from use in automated decision-making processes to facial recognition and generative AI. At the same time...
Harnessing Generative AI – A Guide for Australian Barristers
In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, embracing innovative technology is crucial for staying ahead. Generative AI, with its remarkable capabilities in language processing, offers Australian barristers an unparalleled advantage in managing and executing their...
Determining your obligations under the SOCI Act
A crucial step for organisations in the wake of recent events We are living in a world where a ‘simple’ software hiccup brings entire nations to a grinding halt. At least that’s the reality we faced during the recent ‘CrowdStrike Incident’ – a digital disaster...
The evolution of data, privacy & IP: What you need to know in the age of AI
Of all the issues posed by the growth of AI, the data privacy and IP implications are certainly among the most interesting. What data was the AI bot trained on? How is it used? How easily accessible is it by another party? What rights does a creator have if their...
Uber Health: Sharing rides is one thing, but what about sharing health information?
What is Uber Health, and what are they trying to revolutionise? What privacy risks are associated with Uber Health, and what are the privacy risks to consumers? What are some recent cases of data breaches, how is Uber Health susceptible to these attacks, and what...
Exploring the essentials of responsible legal AI innovation
In a recent episode of the legal talk podcast, Jo Wade, Senior Director of Global Products at LexisNexis ® Asia Pacific and Seeta Bodke, Head of Core Product Pacific, LexisNexis discussed how LexisNexis builds its AI products, as well as the guardrails that are...
Exposed and vulnerable: Pregnancy and the dark patterns of the web
Are you ever more vulnerable to the dark patterns of the web, targeting and the misuse of your personal information than while trying to get pregnant, during pregnancy and becoming a new parent? You might be spending a ridiculous amount of time online researching...
Smart devices, connected services and the rising tide of expectations of consumers and regulators
Peter Leonard DATA SYNERGIES Key points The trajectory of statutory requirements affecting smart devices and connected services is becoming more clear. Australian law will impose greater burdens upon all entities collecting, using and sharing data, including...
Getting ready for the NSW mandatory notification of data breaches scheme and other new privacy reforms
NSW privacy reforms NSW has recently ushered in a number of significant privacy reforms through the passing of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2022 (NSW) (Amending Act). As part of these reforms, the NSW Government has followed...
Data breaches usher in a new era for Australian class actions
Recent major data breaches in Australia, suffered by telecom operator Singtel Optus, health insurer Medibank Private and financial services company Latitude Financial have led to a wave of class-action lawsuits exploring new ground in the country’s legal system...
The Ref’s Call: Pelvic mesh class actions demonstrate the courts’ growing and innovative use of referees in complex cases
By Simone Michel (Legal Writer – Practical Guidance Dispute Resolution) and Michael Kontoudis (Senior Legal Writer – Practical Guidance Dispute Resolution) Recent decisions of the Federal Court in high-profile class actions highlight the emerging trend for...
5 Steps to Bridge the Reputation-Reality Gap During a Cyber Incident
As 2022 cyber events have shown us, few crises have the potential to impact an organisation’s reputation as negatively as a cyber incident. When not handled correctly, the damage to an organisation’s reputation from a cyber event can be severe and long lasting...
Privacy in one’s image and biometrics
Newsletter subscribers can read the full article here . Introduction New technologies are making it easier to collect and use the images and biometrics of individuals. This article examines the types of biometric technologies being used, their legal ramifications...
If you wanted to, could you pay the ransom for a cyber attack?
After nearly a week, the details of the Optus cyber attack are still unclear. At one point, it was thought that confidential data relating to 10,000 unlucky Optus customers had potentially been leaked by the now infamous Optus hackers. Passport details, dates of...