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Employee surveillance in Australia and your legal obligations
Employee surveillance obligations in Australia: notice requirements, recording consent rules, the Privacy Act and the penalties for non-compliance.
Read noteNotifiable data breaches and your obligations when customer data is exposed
Wondering whether your business must report a data breach? Learn your notifiable data breach obligations under the Privacy Act, the deadlines, and penalties.
Read noteHow ChatGPT confidentiality actually works for Australian businesses
How ChatGPT confidentiality works: which plans train on your data, when the Privacy Act applies, and the contracts and settings that protect your business.
Read noteCloud services agreements and the clauses that protect your data in the cloud
Wondering what to look for in a cloud services agreement? We break down the clauses that decide who controls, secures and deletes your data in the cloud.
Read noteEnd user licence agreements and the clauses that decide how your software can be used
What belongs in an Australian end user licence agreement (EULA)? The essential clauses, the ACL limits on liability caps, and how a lawyer reviews yours.
Read noteISP legal obligations in Australia and what every provider must comply with
ISP legal obligations in Australia: carrier licensing, privacy, data retention, the TCP Code, TIO membership and the ACL, plus penalties for getting them wrong.
Read noteYour privacy obligations when using AI with customer data
Using AI with customer data triggers Privacy Act obligations. Find out who is an APP entity, the key APP duties, the penalties and how to stay compliant.
Read noteWhen law enforcement can compel your tech business and lessons from Apple v FBI
An Australian guide to when police and agencies can compel your business to help access encrypted data, and what the Assistance and Access Act means for you.
Read noteDoes Your Online Business Need a Privacy Policy?
Find out when your online business must have a privacy policy under the Privacy Act, what it must contain, and the penalties for non-compliance.
Read noteData breach policies and what the Privacy Act requires of your business
Do you need a data breach policy? We explain who the Privacy Act covers, your APP 11 and notifiable data breach duties, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Read noteWhen your business must report a data breach to the OAIC
The NDB scheme makes most Australian businesses tell the OAIC about a data breach that is likely to cause serious harm. Here is when you must report.
Read noteEncrypted data requests, how the Assistance and Access Act works
How Australia's Assistance and Access Act lets agencies compel access to encrypted data, and what your business should do when a request or notice arrives.
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