Government
The industry speaks: Privacy Act reforms – a good thing, or not enough?
Hear what industry leaders have to say about the long-awaited updates to Australia’s Privacy Act revealed last week by ...
Australian government touts new Scams Prevention Framework
Draft legislation could see banks, telcos, and social media platforms fined up to $50 million for non-compliance with ...
OAIC applauds reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act
The privacy regulator has welcomed the strengthening of its powers to protect individuals and the opportunity to develop ...
Doxxing could lead to a 7-year jail term, according to new laws
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is set to introduce anti-doxxing legislation as Communications Minister Michelle Rowland ...
Telcos, banks, and social media platforms could face $50m fines under new Scam Code Act
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has done the media rounds selling the government’s tough new stance on fighting ...
Government explores AI regulation legislation, plans for ‘mandatory’ guardrails
The Australian government has announced plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) safety legislation to manage the ...
Clearview AI declared ‘illegal’, fined €30.5m by Dutch watchdog
Controversial facial recognition software developer Clearview AI has been declared illegal and slapped with a €30
CrowdStrike to appear before Congress following global outage
CrowdStrike is set to appear before the US Congress to testify on the global IT outage that occurred as a result of a ...
AUCloud appoints Samantha Maher as head of government relations
The new appointment brings more than 30 years of policy and strategic communications experience to the role.
Australia appoints new ASD Director-General
Australia has appointed a new Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) as Rachel Noble PSM is set to ...
US says Iran behind Trump campaign hack
The US government has stated that the cyber attack against Donald Trump’s presidential election campaigns, among other ...
New Zealand Police reveals facial recognition policy
A new policy document released this month outlines the acceptable use of facial recognition technology in Kiwi law ...
OAIC no longer pursuing Clearview AI for unsolicited use of Aussie faces
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has decided that it will no longer invest in pursuing ...