Australia: Privacy rights – a new reason for action?
Lynn Waller (pseudonym) v Romy Barrett (pseudonym) (2024) VCC 962 in short Recent decisions from the Victoria County Court, Lynn Waller (pseudonym) v Romy Barrett (pseudonym) (2024) VCC 962, indicating that there was an Australian common law cause of action for invasion of privacy. The trial judge held that the right to privacy is a value different from the right to confidentiality of information. She therefore argued that privacy needed to be protected separately from breach claims. This brings Australia closer to the position accepted by the UK, US, Canada and New Zealand. Regardless of whether the decision is ultimately approved by the High Court, it represents an important step in recognizing the need for legal protections against unauthorized disclosure of private information. We will continue to monitor this area closely, particularly in light of the recent passage of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (pending Royal Assent), which will create statutory torts for serious breaches of privacy. claim…
Australia: Long-awaited privacy and other legislation
in short Government proposes first phase of long-awaited reformsPrivacy Act 1988(No.)(“privacy laws") to be submitted to Parliament on September 12, 2024. thisPrivacy and other legislation amendments 2024("bill") was released two years after the Attorney General's report ("review》) put forward 116 suggestions for reforming the Privacy Act. Government response to review in September 2023 ("reply”), “agreed” to the 38 proposals that were implemented first, 23 of which are addressed in this bill. Please see our summary table for more details on how the new bill addresses the various proposals in the responses. Click here to access the full alert. The post Australia: The long-awaited Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 has been implemented appeared first on Global Compliance News.
Episode 152 – Cybersecurity and Privacy for Events and Associations
Now, with so much data available from our trade shows, conferences, and events, both offline and online, companies of all sizes have a huge opportunity to learn more about their customers, trends, and more. With all this data comes security and privacy risks, too. Today's guest is Brian Scott of ClearTone Consulting, and he's here to discuss the opportunities and risks facing associations and our shows. Brian has a 35-year career in technology, the last 20 of which have been at the CXO level, providing professional CIO services. He specializes in software development, networking, cybersecurity, cloud services, data architecture, systems integration, IT strategy, and team development. He has 21 years of experience in the exhibition and trade association market, is a patent holder in event technology, and currently serves on the board of directors of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events and the Center for the Study of the Exhibition Industry. We discuss… What basic mistakes do you think…
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