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Eyewear retailer Luxottica slapped with $1.5M penalty for e-marketing breaches
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-04-10 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

Luxottica has run afoul of Australian spam laws, paying a penalty of $1.5 million for sending marketing emails without an unsubscribe option. 

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Norton Rose Fulbright picks up technology partner from Lander & Rogers
Technology 2024-04-08 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

Cross-border technology expert Lisa Fitzgerald has joined Norton Rose Fulbright from Lander & Rogers, bringing her expertise in media, telecommunications, privacy and intellectual property to the firm.

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X to file legal challenge to removal notice from e-Safety Commissioner
Social Media 2024-04-03 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

X plans to challenge a notice from the e-Safety Commissioner ordering the Elon Musk-owned social media company to remove a post that criticised an expert on transgender health issues or face a $800,000 fine.

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HSBC pays $33,000 fine for alleged breaches of Consumer Data Right
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-04-02 10:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

British bank HSBC has been stung with $33,000 in penalties for alleged violations of rules designed to increase transparency and competition in the banking sector.

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Ashurst lures four new partners to grow risk consulting division
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-03-14 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Ashurst is beefing up its risk consulting division with four new partners, who will launch an infrastructure and capital projects group and grow the firm’s data and analytics team.

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EY sued by sacked partner over ‘excessive’ punishment for alleged misconduct
Employment 2024-03-13 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former lead partner in cybersecurity has sued Ernst & Young for expelling him after he was accused of threatening employees and mistreating female staff, saying the firm “ambushed” him and subjected him to “excessive” punishment. 

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OAIC’s decision to refuse second Optus class action complaint quashed
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-03-04 10:11 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has quashed the OAIC’s decision to reject a second class action-style complaint filed over the massive Optus data breach, finding the Privacy Act does not bar second-in-time proceedings. 

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Pinsent Masons snags KPMG Law partners for new cyber team
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-03-04 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm Pinsent Masons has lured two partners from KPMG Law to head a team of six lawyers for its new technology, media and telecommunications team in Australia. 

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‘A war on two fronts’: No relief in sight for companies battling multiple privacy class actions
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-02-28 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

More companies may find themselves in the position of Medibank — which recently failed to stay representative proceedings before the privacy regulator while a related class action is on foot — so long as the laws remain unchanged, and law firms are willing to gamble on privacy class actions.

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Medibank can’t halt class action-style complaint to OAIC over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-02-22 2:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has dismissed a bid by Medibank to restrain the Office of Australian Information Commissioner from proceeding with a class action-style complaint on behalf of millions of the private health insurer’s customers affected by an October 2022 data breach.

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