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17 June 2017
EU Council publishes Progress Report on draft EU ePrivacy Regulation
On 15 May 2017, the Council of the European Union published its progress report (the "Report") on the first draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (the "Draft …
17 June 2017
New Mirai based malware variants – BrickerBot and a Bitcoin miner
The Mirai malware gained its infamy in October 2016 following its record breaking attack on systems operated by domain name system provider Dyn, using …
16 May 2017
Driverless cars, drones and DNA: How to build trust in the data age
‘Trust and transparency’ is the theme of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week (15-19 May 2017). This is an annual event held since 2006 to raise …
12 May 2017
Proposed reform of data management practices all in the name of productivity
The Federal Government has released the Australian Productivity Commission’s (Commission) final report on data availability, management and use …
13 April 2017
One step closer to Australian data breach class actions
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2016 (Cth), which received assent on 22 February 2017, proposes a number of amendments to …
28 March 2017
E-privacy refresh for today's electronic communications services: Good intentions but does the proposed regulation strike the right balance?
It is fair to say the European data protection and privacy framework is currently undergoing a full overhaul. The European General Data …
13 February 2017
New mandatory data breach reporting law passed
The Federal Government has today passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2016 to amend the Privacy Act 1988 to include …
08 December 2016
Big Data Regulation: Coming soon to a business like yours?
The Financial Times recently referred to Big Data as "a vague term for a massive phenomenon that has rapidly become an obsession with entrepreneurs, …
08 December 2016
Return of the Snooper: Investigatory Powers Act given Royal Assent
The Investigatory Powers Act (the "IPA") was given Royal Assent on 29 November 2016, despite being described by Edward Snowden as "the most …
08 December 2016
Full Steam Ahead: GDPR confirmed to apply in the UK despite Brexit
The UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock has confirmed in a written statement that the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") will come into force …
08 December 2016
Shielded from Attack? Legal challenges to the EU-US Privacy Shield launched
In an arguably predictable data development, the Irish privacy advocacy group, Digital Rights Ireland, has issued proceedings to challenge the EU-US …
05 November 2016
Dynamic ruling: European Court rules on storing dynamic IP addresses to help prevent cyber attacks
The CJEU has ruled that the operator of a website may have a legitimate interest in storing certain personal data relating to visitors to that website in …
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