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Australian Privacy Commissioner Finds Health Firms Track Patients’ Searches Without Obtaining Consent
Cameron Abbott’s articles from K&L Gates LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Australia with readers working within the Media & Information, Metals & Mining and Securities & Investment industries The Australian Privacy Commissioner has determined that Monash IVF and a telehealth company have interfered with the privacy of website visitors via tracking pixels, without obtaining end-user consent. What is a Tracking Pixel?
"Breaches Will Occur. Preparedness Helps You Contain Them": Five Eyes Releases Statement on AI and Cyber Risk | JD Supra
Western intelligence alliance Five Eyes has issued a strong warning to business leaders: AI-driven transformation of cyber risk is already here, and the time to act is now. The alliance, comprising of domestic cyber security agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, published a joint statement calling on boards and executives to treat cyber resilience as a core business priority rather than a technical consideration.
"Breaches Will Occur. Preparedness Helps You Contain Them": Five Eyes Releases Statement On AI And Cyber Risk
KG K&L Gates LLP More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices worldwide, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
Capture The Flag, Capture The Company Data
Cameron Abbott’s articles from K&L Gates LLP are most popular: within Technology topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Media & Information, Metals & Mining and Securities & Investment industries Mere days after an AI firm’s model hacked into Hugging Face, a separate AI company has now revealed that three of its models have hacked into three external companies during testing.
Feature — Top Intelligence Provider for Investment Banks and Corporate Law Firms Predict Signals for Deal Makers: Financial Services and Fintech Trends and Upcoming Deals (August 7, 2026)
Feature — Top Intelligence Provider for Investment Banks and Corporate Law Firms Predict Signals for Deal Makers: Financial Services and Fintech Trends and Upcoming Deals (August 7, 2026) The consolidation story financial services keeps telling itself is pointed at the wrong sub-sectors. Community banks and retail insurance brokerage have carried the sector's loudest roll-up narratives for a decade.
OAIC Publishes Updated Guidance On Facial Recognition Technology For Australia
KG K&L Gates LLP More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices worldwide, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
An AFS Licensee First: Receiving An Order To Pay AU$2.5 Million For Cybersecurity Failures
KG K&L Gates LLP More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices worldwide, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
An AFS Licensee First: Receiving an Order to Pay AU$2.5 Million for Cybersecurity Failures | JD Supra
In a key decision against an Australian financial services licence ( AFSL) holder, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered the AFSL holder to pay AU$2.5 million in penalties for inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC) took action following a cyberattack on the AFSL holder's IT systems, resulting in approximately 385GB of data being downloaded from its servers.
Australia’s Privacy Regulator Beginning 2026 With Its First Compliance Sweep | JD Supra
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), Australia’s privacy regulator, is conducting its first ever privacy compliance sweep, as of this January. The compliance sweep will include a review of the privacy policies of businesses that collect information in person. The OAIC is focusing on businesses in industries with practices that involve the in-person collection of personal information.
Australia's Privacy Regulator Beginning 2026 With Its First Compliance Sweep
KG K&L Gates LLP More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices worldwide, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
Australia’s Privacy Regulator Beginning 2026 With Its First Compliance Sweep
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), Australia’s privacy regulator, is conducting its first ever privacy compliance sweep, as of this January. The compliance sweep will include a review of the privacy policies of businesses that collect information in person. The OAIC is focusing on businesses in industries with practices that involve the in-person collection of personal information.
Australian Clinical Labs Fined AU$5.8 Million For 2022 Medlab Data Breach In An Australian First
KG K&L Gates LLP More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices spanning across five continents, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
New Zealand Privacy Law Amendment Act Passes
K&L Gates LLP are most popular: within Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring, Transport and Immigration topic(s) Not to be outdone by its regional peers, New Zealand updated its privacy laws with the passing of the Privacy Amendment Act 2025 (the Act) last month: see the NZ Privacy Commissioner's media release here. Most notably, the Act introduces a new Information Privacy Principle 3A (IPP3A) which takes effect from 1 May 2026.
New Zealand Passes Privacy Amendment Act 2025 Adding IPP3A
Not to be outdone by its regional peers, New Zealand updated its privacy laws with the passing of the Privacy Amendment Act 2025 (the Act) last month: see the NZ Privacy Commissioner’s media release here. Most notably, the Act introduces a new Information Privacy Principle 3A (IPP3A) which takes effect from 1 May 2026.
Age Assurance Technology Reaches Maturity | JD Supra
This week the Australian Government released its Final Report on the Age Assurance Technology Trial. Its findings will underpin the coming into effect of new rules to implement the social media minimum age limit laws, required to be in place by December 10. The Final Report’s key findings are: Age assurance can be done in Australia privately, efficiently and effectively. No substantial technological limitations preventing its implementation to meet policy goals.
Australian Privacy Law Reform Tranche 2: The Time for Conversation is Over | JD Supra
Tranche 2 of the Australian Privacy Act reforms is expected soon (perhaps imminently), following comments from the new attorney general in the media that suggested the time for conversation and for lobbying is over.
Age Assurance Technology Reaches Maturity
This week the Australian Government released its Final Report on the Age Assurance Technology Trial. Its findings will underpin the coming into effect of new rules to implement the social media minimum age limit laws, required to be in place by December 10. The Final Report's key findings are: Age assurance can be done in Australia privately, efficiently and effectively. No substantial technological limitations preventing its implementation to meet policy goals.
IRS Issues New Beginning of Construction Guidance for Solar and Wind Facilities
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42 to address the beginning of construction (BOC) requirements for solar and wind projects under sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Australian Privacy Law Reform Tranche 2: The Time For Conversation Is Over
Tranche 2 of the Australian Privacy Act reforms is expected soon (perhaps imminently), following comments from the new attorney general in the media that suggested the time for conversation and for lobbying is over.
Privacy Awareness Week 2025
In Australia, last week was the 2025 Privacy Awareness Week (PAW), with this year's theme 'Privacy – it's everyone's business'. Among other things in PAW, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) produced a Privacy Foundations self-assessment tool, which provides a privacy maturity score on the basis of tenets such as Accountability, Transparency, Collection and Data breach management.
Pay The Price, Now 'Fess Up': Reporting Obligations For Ransomware Payments Are Live
As of 29 May 2025, the requirement on businesses to report ransomware payments they make has come into effect. If a reporting business entity becomes impacted by a cyber security incident and ends up making a ransomware payment in response to the incident, the business must report the ransomware payment to the designated government agency within 72 hours after making the payment or becoming aware that the payment was made.
Pay the Price, Now ‘Fess Up’: Reporting Obligations for Ransomware Payments Are Live | JD Supra
[co-author: Emre Cakmakcioglu] As of 29 May 2025, the requirement on businesses to report ransomware payments they make has come into effect. What is the Requirement? If a reporting business entity becomes impacted by a cyber security incident and ends up making a ransomware payment in response to the incident, the business must report the ransomware payment to the designated government agency within 72 hours after making the payment or becoming aware that the payment was made.
Executive Summary – New York Regulation and Disclosure – What Mortgage Applicants Need to Know
Skip to main content June 12, 2025 Volume XV, Number 163 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
Pay the Price, Now ‘Fess Up’: Reporting Obligations for Ransomware Payments Are Live
As of 29 May 2025, the requirement on businesses to report ransomware payments they make has come into effect. If a reporting business entity becomes impacted by a cyber security incident and ends up making a ransomware payment in response to the incident, the business must report the ransomware payment to the designated government agency within 72 hours after making the payment or becoming aware that the payment was made.
The New Australian Statutory Tort For Serious Invasions Of Privacy - What Does It Currently Look Like?
On 12 September 2024, the long awaited statutory tort for serious invasions of privacyhas been revealed in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (the Privacy Bill).
The New Australian Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy - What Does It Currently Look Like?
On 12 September 2024, the long awaited statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy has been revealed in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (the Privacy Bill).
The New Australian Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy - What Does It Currently Look Like?
Background On 12 September 2024, the long-awaited statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy has been revealed in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (the Privacy Bill). The proposed statutory tort represents a significant development in the law in respect of a general right to privacy and will undoubtedly lead to litigation involving individuals, corporations and the media sector.
Australian Privacy Law Reform - The Wait Is (Almost!) Over
KG K&L Gates More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices spanning across five continents, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
Australian Privacy Law Reform - The Wait is (Almost!) Over
The long-awaited privacy reform has finally been introduced into the Australian Parliament today with the introduction of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. Described as ‘Tranche 1’ of the reforms, the Bill introduces significant uplifts to several aspects of Australia’s privacy laws.
Privacy Reform Bill Just Around The Corner
There appears to be a further delay to the long-anticipated privacy law reform legislation, most recently expected to be unveiled this month. But even with this delay the wait won't be long; we could see a draft bill introduced in as little as three weeks' time.
Australian Privacy Reform Series Refresher: What Are These Reforms?
In 2023 the Attorney-General's Department released the "Privacy Act Review Report" (Review Report), which considered whether the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and its enforcement mechanisms are fit for purpose in an environment where Australians now live much of their lives online and their information is collected and used for a myriad of purposes in the digital economy.
Disclosure Obligations For Cyber Ransom Payments: A New Cyber Security Act Is Coming
A new Cyber Security Act is set to be unveiled in Parliament's next sitting from 12 August, as reported by the ABC. The proposed Act would require Australian businesses and government bodies to disclose when they make a ransom payment to cybercriminals in the event of a hack, or face penalties of up to AU$15,000 for failing to notify.
Australian Privacy Reform Series Refresher: What Are These Reforms?
In 2023 the Attorney-General’s Department released the “Privacy Act Review Report” (Review Report), which considered whether the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and its enforcement mechanisms are fit for purpose in an environment where Australians now live much of their lives online and their information is collected and used for a myriad of purposes in the digital economy.
Modern Adtech Regulated Under Antiquated Law: How Video Killed The Internet Star
KG K&L Gates More At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. With offices spanning across five continents, we represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies.
Australia - Security - Security Of Critical Infrastructure - Adoption Of Cyber Security Framework And Mandatory Reporting Deadline Approaches While The Regulator Moves From "Education" To "Enforcement" Mode
Some key compliance dates approach for responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI Act).
Security of Critical Infrastructure - Adoption of Cyber Security Framework and Mandatory Reporting Deadline Approaches While the Regulator Moves From “Education” to “Enforcement” Mode
Some key compliance dates approach for responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI Act).
ASIC And OAIC's New Information Sharing MoU: What You Need To Know
ASIC has further focused its attention on the duties of companies and directors with regards to cyber resilience with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The MoU came into force on 13 June 2024, with ASIC reporting that it will allow for proactive information sharing between the two agencies for the purposes of exercising powers and performing their respective functions.
ASIC and OAIC’s New Information Sharing MoU: What You Need to Know
ASIC has further focused its attention on the duties of companies and directors with regards to cyber resilience with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The MoU came into force on 13 June 2024, with ASIC reporting that it will allow for proactive information sharing between the two agencies for the purposes of exercising powers and performing their respective functions.
9,948,575,739 Reasons To Change Your Passwords Now
Cybernews has reported on its researchers' discovery of what could be the largest leaked password compilation of all time, with a record 9,948,575,739 plaintext passwords in a file called "rockyou2024.txt" (see article). This compilation is made up of both new and old passwords, appearing to add a further 1.5 billion passwords to the 8.4 billion passwords released under "RockYou2021" three years ago.
AI's Next Frontier: The New Voice Of Scam Calls?
Astonishingly (...or perhaps not, for anyone who's answered a phone call recently), "imposter calls" are the number one offender of spam calls in the United States, amounting to 33% of all phone calls according to a recent study by QR Code Generator. And a scarier possibility may be just around the corner: recent advances in AI have enabled scammers to create highly realistic voice clones which can replicate voices based on just seconds of audio.
AI’s Next Frontier: The New Voice of Scam Calls?
Astonishingly (…or perhaps not, for anyone who’s answered a phone call recently), “imposter calls” are the number one offender of spam calls in the United States, amounting to 33% of all phone calls according to a recent study by QR Code Generator. And a scarier possibility may be just around the corner: recent advances in AI have enabled scammers to create highly realistic voice clones which can replicate voices based on just seconds of audio.
New Guidance Released For Australian Listed Companies On Continuous Disclosure Obligations During A Cyber Incident
Australia's corporate regulator, ASIC, has released new guidance on how to comply with market disclosure requirements when a listed company is in the middle of investigating and responding to a cyber incident. The example appears in updated Guidance Note 8 Continuous Disclosure: Listing Rules 3.1 – 3.1B.
A Statutory Tort For Serious Invasions Of Privacy?
To many people's surprise, it remains the case in Australia that individuals do not have a specific right to obtain compensatory damages for serious invasions of privacy, such as the sharing of intimate images on social media platforms, and that the damages that may be sought under various other causes of action are limited.1 Since the High Court in Australian Broadcasting Corporation v.
A Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy?
Introduction To many people’s surprise, it remains the case in Australia that individuals do not have a specific right to obtain compensatory damages for serious invasions of privacy, such as the sharing of intimate images on social media platforms, and that the damages that may be sought under various other causes of action are limited.1 Since the High Court in Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd2 left open the possibility for a tort of privacy to be developed, no...
A Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy?
14 November 2023 Australia Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Corporate Alert Introduction To many people’s surprise, it remains the case in Australia that individuals do not have a specific right to obtain compensatory damages for serious invasions of privacy, such as the sharing of intimate images on social media platforms, and that the damages that may be sought under various other causes of action are limited.1 Since the High Court in Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game...
Australia's Privacy Framework Set To Be Revamped Following The Government's Response To The Privacy Act Review Report
Last week the federal Government released its response (the Response) to the recommendations proposed by the AGD's Privacy Act Review Report released in February 2023 (the Report). The Response is largely supportive of the significant reforms proposed in the Report, including agreement in-principle to: Remove the small business exemption (subject to further consultation and an appropriate transition period).
Australian Government Contemplates Asimov's Omnibus
Amid the rapid acceleration of tools like ChatGPT and global calls for tailored regulation of artificial intelligence tools, the Australia Federal Government has released a discussion paper on the safe and responsible use of AI. The Government is consulting on what safeguards are needed to ensure Australia has an appropriate regulatory and governance framework to manage the potential risks, while continuing to encourage uptake of innovative technologies.
Australian Government contemplates Asimov’s Omnibus
Amid the rapid acceleration of tools like ChatGPT and global calls for tailored regulation of artificial intelligence tools, the Australia Federal Government has released a discussion paper on the safe and responsible use of AI. The Government is consulting on what safeguards are needed to ensure Australia has an appropriate regulatory and governance framework to manage the potential risks, while continuing to encourage uptake of innovative technologies.
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