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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has released new standard contract measures for the cross-border transfer of personal information. These measures are designed to interact with China’s Personal Information Protection Laws (PIPL) to denote when Chinese companies may transfer personal information overseas. The new regulations require companies to obtain a certification from a designated authority …

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will be examining the expansion of digital platform ecosystems in Australia as part of its Digital Platform Services Inquiry. The ACCC has released an issues paper and identified several areas of concern, including the use of data by digital platforms, the impact of digital …

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The emergence of the “Internet of Things” and the increasing reliance of organisations on the data economy, especially Big Data and machine learning, have led to the emergence of data privacy lawyers. With their expertise in laws relating to cybersecurity, data protection and privacy, data privacy lawyers are becoming more important to businesses in all …

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The Law Council of Australia has expressed its opposition to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court, arguing that it cannot replace the human judgment and expertise of legal professionals. The council’s president, Luke Murphy, said that lawyers would not be threatened by AI technology, but rather embrace it as a tool to enhance …

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The Australian government has recently introduced new positive security obligations for owners of critical infrastructure assets. The new laws require owners and operators of critical infrastructure to take a more proactive approach to security. Critical infrastructure includes assets and systems that are essential to the functioning of Australia’s economy and society, such as electricity grids, …

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Client Legal Privilege (CLP), also known as “legal professional privilege”, is a common law right belonging to the client that protects legal advice given by a lawyer to his or her client and any communications relating to actual or potential court proceedings. The idea behind CLP is to facilitate the administration of justice by allowing …

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Regulatory compliance refers to the laws, regulations, guidelines and standards of a particular industry or area of operation that an organisation must adhere to. Whilst regulatory compliance differs from state to state and country to country, the essential goal is to ensure that businesses operate within the standards set in their particular industry, so that …

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The popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has grown exponentially in the past 20 years with more and more companies choosing to run their software applications in the cloud rather than on their computer. As this business model continues to expand rapidly across all sectors, and developments such as open integrations and automation are incorporated into SaaS …

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The World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) is organising an international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) and legal reasoning in Sydney, Australia on May 11-12, 2023. The conference aims to bring together researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academics, and practitioners from various fields of AI and law to present their latest research findings and …

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The Australian government is developing a new cyber security strategy for 2023-2030, aiming to enhance the nation’s resilience and capability in cyberspace. The strategy will be informed by a public consultation process, led by an expert advisory board appointed by the Minister for Cyber Security. The board has released a discussion paper that outlines the …

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