Compliance Archive
On 25 May 2018, the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force, expanding the rights of individuals to control how their personal data is collected and processed, and placing a range of new obligations on organisations to be …
It has been revealed that more than 200,000 Australians are likely to have been affected by the recent Timehop data breach. How did the breach occur? On 5 July 2018, the social media app company announced it had experienced a …
The introduction of the NDB (Notifiable Data Breaches) scheme and the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in 2018 places a considerable responsibility on Australian organisations that process personal data. Both laws grant data subjects increased rights when it comes …
Many organisations wrongly believe that cyber security is costly. It’s worth remembering that the cost of putting in place appropriate security measures is far less than the price you’d pay to repair the damage caused by a cyber attack. Customers …
New Zealand-based fuel supplier, Z Energy, has announced that “customer data from its Z Card online data base (ZCOL) was accessed by a third party in late November 2017”. How did the breach occur? On its website, Z Energy revealed …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaced existing EU data protection laws on 25 May 2018. The GDPR has brought a 21st-century approach to data protection, expanding the rights of EU residents to control how their personal information is …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) expands the rights of EU residents to control how their personal information is collected and processed, and places a range of new obligations on organisations to be more accountable for data privacy and …
Singapore’s PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act 2012) sets out various rules governing the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data. It recognises the rights of individuals to have their personal data protected, right of access and right to rectification, …
