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2 months ago | lexology.com | Hayley Brady |James Balfour |Rachel Kane |Claire Wiseman |Kwok Tang |Rachel Holland | +2 more

There is an international consensus underscoring the urgencies around online safety, prompting an influx of legislative policy and activity to satisfy regulator and government concerns. The status and approach to regulation differs between jurisdictions, in part due to the regulatory balancing act between combating online harms, without impeding freedom of speech, innovation or investment in new technologies.

Dec 16, 2024 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Kwok Tang |Mark Smyth |Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman

Kwok Tang Partner, Sydney Kwok Tang Mark Smyth Partner, Sydney Mark Smyth Hayley Brady Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London Hayley Brady Claire Wiseman Professional Support Lawyer, London Claire Wiseman Kyriakos Fountoukakos Managing Partner, Competition Regulation and Trade, Brussels Kyriakos Fountoukakos Peggy Chow Of Counsel, Singapore Peggy Chow

Jul 31, 2024 | lexology.com | Kaman Tsoi |Julian Lincoln |Peter Jones |Marine Giral |Katherine Gregor |Kwok Tang | +2 more

The Australian Government is expected to release a bill or draft bill in relation to the Privacy Act review, this August. This will have come almost a year after announcing its support or in principle support for 106 of the 116 recommended reforms in the Attorney-General’s Department Privacy Act Review Report 2022.1The reforms will involve the most significant changes to Australian privacy law since the 2014 reforms, which introduced the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

Mar 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Rachel Holland |Kwok Tang

After delays due to generative AI developments, the industry code applying to search engine services (Industry Code) came into force on 12 March 2024. This follows the recent announcement of the Australian and UK governments joining forces in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation to tackle online harms. Both the Industry Code and the MoU share a focus on rapidly evolving technologies including generative AI.

Aug 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Calida Tang |Kathryn Quinn |Kwok Tang |Christine Wong |Patrick Clark

At a time of increased scrutiny by regulators in the realm of customer and public protection, along with heightened cybersecurity and data privacy threats, tech companies are focusing on building and maintaining trust in their customer base.