Tag: penalties

Why penalties will do nothing to prevent Australia’s next major data breach

In 2022, Optus was fined $1.5 million for a data breach that exposed the personal details of nearly 10 million Australians. While the penalty might...

Legislating digital integrity: Communication and privacy in the age of deepfakes

The Albanese Labour Government recently passed the Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2024. This legislation, the Deepfake Sexual Material, targets non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes by introducing...