
In the six years since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) took effect, governments around the world have updated their data protection laws to reflect the seismic changes in data processing that were created with the introduction of the smartphone. Having been in place for nearly 40 years, Australia’s Privacy Act (1988) has been a notable outlier – but that is now changing, with significant reforms to the country’s data protection regime being introduced in the latter half of 2024.Continue Reading Australia’s Privacy Reforms: Claus for Concern?