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Privacy Act Review report
The Attorney General’s Department released its Privacy Act Review report on 16 February 2023.
Australia | Publication | March 2024
The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced on 11 March 2024 a national consultation on laws to combat doxxing.
'Doxxing' is the intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent. Doxxing is an abbreviation for ‘dropping documents’. The information that is doxxed may be sourced through publicly available information, research of public records or through unauthorised access to private databases and computer systems (i.e. hacking).
Sharing the information publicly undermines the target’s privacy, security, safety and/or reputation. Often those responsible for doxxing urge others to use the information to harass the person targeted.
According to the Attorney-General’s Department doxxing can refer to a number of different practices, including:
The Australian Government is proposing to enhance privacy protections for individuals through its response to the Privacy Act Review.
The proposed reforms that the Attorney-General’s Department is seeking input on are:
The consultation process closes on Thursday 28 March 2024. Further information is available here: https://consultations.ag.gov.au/integrity/doxxing-and-privacy-reforms/
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The Attorney General’s Department released its Privacy Act Review report on 16 February 2023.
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On 12 October 2023, the Government introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill) to Queensland Parliament which, amongst other things, establishes a mandatory data breach notification scheme (MDBN Scheme) in Queensland.
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Cross-border acquisitions and investments increasingly trigger foreign direct investment (FDI) screening requirements.
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European asset managers are excited about the revised European long-term investment funds (ELTIF) regime and hope that the greater flexibility for managing and distributing ELTIFs will open up new markets for their long-term investment strategies.
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The recent publication of the Investment Association’s Second Interim Report on Fund Tokenisation and regular news articles in the financial press evidence continued enthusiasm for the adoption of digital technologies such as tokenisation amongst players in the financial services markets. Indeed, the global market for tokenised real-world assets is already currently estimated to be around $600 billion and has been predicted to reach $16 trillion by 2030.
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