Information Technology

A toolkit full of Practical Law resources to help your organisation conduct effective and efficient privacy impact assessments.

In February 2022, the Full Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) in Facebook Inc v Australian Information Commissioner [2022] FCAFC 9 (Facebook Inc v Australian Information Commissioner) affirmed unanimously that there was a prima facie case that Facebook Inc had an Australian link under...

On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA 2021) commenced. The new legislation introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s online safety regulatory framework including tough new compliance and enforcement measures for online service providers.

On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA 2021) and the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth) ) (OSTPCAA 2021) commenced. The new legislation introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s online safety.

Exploring how more than 800 legal professionals perceive technology amid the pandemic, the release of the Tech and the Law 2022 Report by Practical Law Australia In-house reveals the connection between talent and technology, and the trends that are shaping client service delivery.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new resource by Mo Zain Ajaz, founder of Lex 360, providing tips for in-house lawyers to consider when drafting a business case for new technology investment.

The past twelve months have seen significant activity by the Commonwealth government in its efforts to progress reforms to the regulatory framework of Australia’s critical infrastructure to uplift the security and resilience of essential services in Australia.

A recent determination of the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) has found that Clearview AI interfered with the privacy of Australians by engaging in the practice of scraping images of individual’s faces from publicly available websites, such...

On 25 October 2021, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department released the long awaited Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation. The Discussion Paper proposes wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

On 25 October 2021, the Australian government released the exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Cth) (Online Privacy Bill).

The Commonwealth government has recently released its Ransomware Action Plan in response to an increasing incidence of ransomware attacks in Australia.

In Commissioner initiated investigation into 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2021] AICmr 50 the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) has found that 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (7-Eleven) interfered with the privacy of individuals when it collected...