Region: Australia
Australian regulator calls for more powers
Australia’s data watchdog has recommended it be awarded a greater range of tools as part of the government’s planned reforms to the country’s privacy act, including a simplified civil penalty regime supported by infringement notices.
19 January 2022
Australian court greenlights ASIC cybersecurity case
A federal judge has said Australia’s financial services regulator can proceed with a landmark cybersecurity case against RI Advice.
08 November 2021
Clearview breached privacy law, Australian regulator says
Clearview AI says it will fight an Australian order forcing the company to delete all facial recognition data it collected in the country, following a joint investigation by the UK and Australian data watchdogs.
03 November 2021
Australian regulator to get suite of new enforcement powers
Companies in Australia that break data privacy rules could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover under proposed new legislation.
26 October 2021
7-Eleven rebuked for facial data collection
Australia’s privacy regulator has determined that 7-Eleven’s collection of facial data violated customers’ privacy, in a decision which could bolster the watchdog’s ongoing case against Clearview AI.
26 October 2021
ACCC seeks powers to curb Google’s data advantage
Australia’s antitrust watchdog has called for a greater role in regulating how data is used by large adtech companies, in a report taking aim at how Google’s data advantage allows it to dominate the sector.
30 September 2021
Australia takes steps towards ransomware payment reporting
Australia’s parliament is considering a bill that would force companies that pay ransomware attackers to file mandatory reports to a regulator. DLA Piper senior associate Sarah Birkett unpacks the proposed legislation.
06 August 2021
Australia warns multinationals with Uber decision
Australia’s privacy watchdog said Uber’s US parent company and Dutch subsidiary failed to protect Australian customer and driver data when it was subject to a high-profile cyberattack.
26 July 2021
Australian regulator given extra cash for Consumer Data Right
Australia’s data protection authority has been given a cash injection to help with the rollout of the country’s ambitious open data scheme.
14 May 2021
Google misled users over location data, Australian court rules
An Australian court has ruled that Google misled users over the collection of location data on its Android operating system, delivering a partial victory for the Australian competition authority in a “world-first” case.
16 April 2021