Mar 28, 2023
Relative to other jurisdictions, Australia is
“very well prepared” for data and cyber breaches. However, the law
remains “untested”, and how proceedings for such breaches will play
out remains to be seen.
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with Professor John Swinson, who teaches privacy law and
cyber security law in the School of Law at the University of
Queensland, about growing awareness of data and cyber security
issues and subsequent legal proceedings, where we’re at with such
proceedings, how prepared Australia is compared to overseas
jurisdictions and why.
Professor Swinson also delves into broader privacy issues, what’s
happening in the United States and what lessons can be taken from
that jurisdiction for Australia, particularly pertaining to the
awarding of damages, how courts here might quantify damages for
certain proceedings, whether arbitrary determinations will be
needed moving forward, and predictions for what the future could
look like.
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