Way more than an everyday interest in IP
The Office of the Information Commissioner (“OAIC”) has released a consultation draft Guide to big data and the Australian Privacy Principles (the “Guide”). The draft Guide has been released at a time when many Australian businesses are exploring the potential of Big Data analysis for their business, and are grappling for the first time with read more…
Authors: Michael Swinson (Partner) and TJ Saw (Solicitor) Last month the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) issued a privacy assessment report of St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited (St Vincent’s).[1] The Privacy Commissioner has the power to carry out assessments under section 33C of the Privacy Act in order to determine whether an organisation read more…
Candy Crush Saga, the brightly-coloured and highly addictive social game, followed the lead of other popular games, such as Angry Birds, to become an online phenomenon of its own. As one of the most popular online games and phone apps, it is no wonder that its developer, King.com Limited, has recognised the value of protecting its brand read more…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has been busy of late. As well as releasing the second stage of its Draft Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines for consultation in late September, it recently sent an open letter to Facebook, which we posted about here. However, it’s not very often that we see regulators encouraging the read more…