The Commonwealth Ombudsman released its annual report of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth). This report detailed the inspection of agencies’ records relating to stored communications and access to telecommunications data between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. The investigation discovered a serious lack of compliance by law enforcement agencies, such as …
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5 Reasons Why Your MSP Business Needs a Solid Customer Agreement
Are you a Managed Service Provider (MSP)? Here are 5 reasons why you need to get your Customer Agreement reviewed by an experienced Technology Lawyer. Here are 5 reasons you cannot ignore: Reduce friction in the onboarding process by having a customer agreement that addresses all commercial and legal points your customer is expecting, resulting …
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Airbnb deploys anti-party technology after success in Australia
Airbnb releases new anti-party technology following a successful pilot in Australia. Airbnb first changed its position on parties in August 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, this party ban was designed to enforce social distancing efforts, especially after Airbnb became a popular option to host events after bars, restaurants, and clubs had …
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Defamation reform for search engines and social media
The Attorney General has invited Australians to have their say on new defamation reform proposals pertaining to search engines and social media sites. Australia’s uniform defamation legislation was drafted 18 years ago. As such, the Meeting of the Attorney General has agreed to release the exposure draft amendments to the current review of the Model …
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Look out software companies – Sony PlayStation sued for £5 billion for exploitative digital game prices
Sony PlayStation is subject to a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over alleged overcharging of its digital game purchase prices. The proceedings have been brought as a collective action on behalf of all UK PlayStation consumers by Alex Neill. The claim is that Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited, Sony Interactive Entertainment Network Europe Limited, and Sony Interactive Entertainment …
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Reserve Bank of Australia launches pilot central bank digital currency
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has partnered up with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore possible use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia. Contrary to its name, a CBDC is different to decentralised digital assets, such as Bitcoin. CBDCs are solely controlled by a central authority, like …
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How to Contact an Attorney Before Launching Your E-Commerce Site
Before launching your e-commerce site it is recommended that you contact an IT attorney to discuss the legal issues that can impact on you via the website. Websites can be the subject of legal disputes and many of them have been scrutinised by the courts for many years in relation to a range of different …
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Top Reasons Why Lawyers Must Embrace Technology
Lawyers need to embrace technology so that they understand the business environment and landscapes that their clients operate in. Without a solid understanding of this framework, clients will find it frustrating to deal with a lawyer because it will require significant explanation about what the client considers to be relatively simple concepts. By engaging a …
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High Court finds that Google is not liable for online defamation
The High Court of Australia has released a significant judgment, finding by a majority that Google did not publish defamatory material by operating its search engine. The case of Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27 concerned a user-generated search query, resulting in a link to a third-party website containing content about the Victorian criminal …
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Productivity Commission’s report encourages Australian businesses to embrace technology and innovation
The Productivity Commission has released its 5 Year Productivity Inquiry. This report highlights key challenges facing Australian businesses and the decrease in productivity in the last 20 years, particularly in the services sector. The Productivity Commission discusses preceding productivity-related challenges and proposes avenues for future productivity success via: Data, digital technology, and cybersecurity Innovation and …
