October 20, 2015
For Australian organisations internal policies and training to avoid data breaches on line are generally inadequate where they exist at all. That almost invariably translates into non compliance with the Privacy Act. That has not phased organisations given the regulation of the Privacy Act has and continues to be anemic. There is a poor culture of data protection. That does not mean Read the rest of this entry »
The Article 29 Working party of the EU has announced that the US has until January 2016 to find a replacement of the US – EU Safe Harbour regime. After that Read the rest of this entry »
The US Federal Government has finally taken action to regulate unmanned aircraft systems (UAVs), better known as drones. The US Transport Secretary has announced the requirement that drones be registered in a release titled U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces Unmanned Aircraft Registration Requirement.
The focus is Read the rest of this entry »
October 19, 2015
Drones pose an ongoing challenge for regulators and one that, in the US at least, can’t wait much longer. So it is not surprising that the Federal Aviation Authority to take steps, with the use of technology, to detect drones near airports according to the FAA’s report titled FAA Expands Unmanned Aircraft Pathfinder Efforts. The problem is Read the rest of this entry »
October 15, 2015
Slate has two stories which highlight the challenges and benefits of drone technology. In How Vermont Used Drones After a Train Derailment the benefits of using drones in investigations of accidents is apparent. Drones can access places not safe for humans and take photographs or video from Read the rest of this entry »
October 13, 2015
The Telecommunications (interception and access) amendment (data retention) Act 2015 (the “Data Retention Act”) comes into force today. The political fight is over. The issue is now operation, compliance and regulation.
The Attorney General issued a media release providing:
The Government welcomes the commencement of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 today. Read the rest of this entry »
October 9, 2015
The high profile conviction of Matthew Keys for assisting hackers break into the Los Angeles Times website and deface a headline highlights the need for organisations to maintain adequate controls and processes. Insider interference with cyber security is Read the rest of this entry »
Last month the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released a discussion paper titled Proposal to create common rules for operating drones in Europe in which it sets out 33 proposals for the use of drones. As is often Read the rest of this entry »
October 7, 2015
The press release says it all –The Court of Justice declares that the Commission’s US Safe Harbour Decision is invalid. The decision, officially titled Maximillian Schrems v Data Protectin Commissioner is found here. The Safe Harbour agreement was the basis by which data could be transferred from the EU to the USA in compliance, or that was the theory, with EU data regulations. As to how effective it did this was always the issue and the Federal Trade Commission was kept busy prosecuting organisations that did not comply with the Safe Harbour Agreement.
The issue is how will this impact data transfers in Read the rest of this entry »
October 6, 2015
The Itnews reports in LinkedIn to pay $18.3m in email class action settlement that there has been a settlement of a class action against Linked In arising from its practice of accessing email accounts of users and sending invitation to their contacts without prior or any consent. The article provides:
Networking site LinkedIn has agreed to pay US$13 million (A$18.3 million) to customers for sending out emails on their behalf. Read the rest of this entry »