Landmark shift in Data Breach Liability – Former YAHOO Directors personally liable to the tune of US$29 million
In early January this year a derivative action lawsuit bought by YAHOO against a number of former directors was settled for $29 million. The suit related to a data breach that was disclosed just prior to the acquisition of Yahoo by Verizon. In 2013 and 2014 Yahoo...
France means business on Privacy and Data Protection.
The French GDPR Supervisory Authority (SA), the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) recently completed an investigation into Google, issuing a €50m fine against the American tech giant for failure to comply with the newly introduced GDPR. Immediately upon the...
Privacy, Reputation and Trust
I’m a just a start-up so why should I care about privacy law? The Commonwealth Privacy Act only applies to companies that have a turnover of more than $3 million, and all these data breaches we’re seeing in the news involve the likes of Facebook or Uber. So, my small...
What can we learn from the first formal notice filed under the GDPR?
On 24 October 2018, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued an enforcement notice to Canadian company AggregateIQ Data Services, constituting the first formal notice actioned under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Known for its...
Data Breaches Can Bite!
OAIC releases statistics on data breach notifications On 1 November 2018, the Privacy Commissioner released its report on data breach notifications for the September Quarter. The stats reveal that most threats can be dealt with through ‘low-tech’ measures, such as...
Time for a seachange?
This month we are excited to shine a spotlight on McHenry Distillery. Its owner and operator, William (Bill) McHenry has undergone a serendipitous sea change, from the founder of a Perth bio-tech start up, to one of Australia’s most successful distillers of gin...
Allen Legal News August 2018
Well its been a little while! We’ve had a big 6 months at Allen Legal. Our move from Surry Hills to the City has been highly successful – a shout out to the team at Fishburners who have warmly welcomed us into the community. It is fantastic to be right...
GDPR – The importance of compliance for Australian tech startups and emerging businesses.
Data protection and compliance with the new European GDPR is a key issue for all Australian based startups who anticipate scaling internationally. Adequate compliance with this new and far-reaching regulatory regime has a direct effect upon how software should be...
