Organisations and individuals are increasingly harnessing the opportunities presented by technology in the current COVID-19 climate. The pandemic has placed a growing reliance on data, cloud systems and online communications as organisations combat the challenge of stepping out of the office and into remote working settings. However, remote working presents its own set of
Calls for sweeping changes to the regulatory landscape governing digital platforms were made with the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platform’s Inquiry (Inquiry) Report earlier this year. The Inquiry focused on the impact of ‘platform services’ or ‘digital platforms’, including digital search engines, social media platforms, and other digital
The Australian Consumer Data Right will empower consumers but will increase regulatory burden and compliance for businesses. What privacy and data systems will your business need to comply with the new regime? On 1 August 2019, the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019, giving Australians greater control and to access their
New data access rights for Californian data subjects have been created by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which came into force on 1 January 2020. Like the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the CCPA requires businesses to be transparent on how they are collecting, using and sharing customer data. However, the
The prevalence and value of data, particularly personal data, is continuing to grow exponentially. Data has become an increasingly valuable resource for businesses. But businesses need to be aware of, and balance the increasing gap between consumer privacy preferences and expectations with business use of data. Addressing this gap is a challenge, particularly as