technology

• Concerns over police reliance on phone data extraction technology

  17th Feb 2022

  Defences could be mounted based on possible security faults in the technology used by police to extract data from mobile phones, challenging convictions that rely on this data as evidence, writes John Gooley – a lawyer with many years' experience in federal law enforcement and intelligence. 

• Internet trolls face huge penalties under proposed new laws

  20th May 2021

  Hefty fines and takedown laws proposed in the Online Safety Bill aim to address online abuse. Anneka Frayne takes a look into the proposed power to block websites sharing terrorist or extremist activities, and definition of ‘cyber abuse’ to include intention to cause serious harm.

• Spy apps: Privacy protection or illegal surveillance?

  15th Apr 2021

  In the past few years, a growing number of free spy apps have appeared on the market. What is most alarming about this phenomenon is the blurred line of legality in these apps which have a wide range of uses, from offering anti-spyware that protects a user’s private information to enabling illegal surveillance. Nick Burton provides an overview of the most commonly used spy apps and discusses the legalities of using these apps.

• Sentencing, over-policing, STMP and crime reduction in NSW

  6th Aug 2020

  Mark Warren analyses statistics to determine the effectiveness of NSW sentencing reforms on prison population, police and crime reduction, and STMP technology.

• Do defamation laws need to be updated in the digital age? (part 2)

  23rd Jul 2020

  In the second part of this two-part series, Richard Bradshaw and Caitlin Walkington cover the common distinct features of online publications and what changes should be made to defamation laws.

• Do defamation laws need to be updated in the digital age? (part 1)

  16th Jul 2020

  Social media and the use of the internet have evolved in a manner that neither the legislators nor the courts could have foreseen, allowing defamatory material to be published and accessed in unprecedented ways.

  In the first part of this two-part series, Richard Bradshaw and Caitlin Walkington cover who is a 'publisher' in the digital age and the differences between primary and secondary publishers.

• Driverless dangers are here – and we need to be ready

  26th Sep 2019

  Katie Minogue calls for national reform of existing motor accident injury insurance schemes to ensure that road users are adequately covered if they are injured by vehicles utilising ‘autonomous features’ such as adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist and road-departure mitigation.

• How social media affects compensation claims

  5th Sep 2019

  Stephen Firth provides some valuable insights into the 'dos and don'ts' of social media use by clients in compensation cases.

• Photography and the law – when is it illegal to take a photo?

  9th May 2019

  Geoff Baldwin explores the rapidly changing nature and capabilities of modern photography and the laws surrounding it.

• Gig economy decision – Fair Work Commission finds delivery riders are employees

  24th Jan 2019

  Sam Vasaiwalla explores the implications of the Fair Work Commission's decision in Joshua Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836.

• Can fintechs lessen financial stress for low-income employees?

  16th Jan 2019

  An exploration of ‘employer-based’ fintechs and how the impact of their services may be a win-win for both financially stressed employees and cost-conscious employers.

• Algorithms, artificial intelligence, automated systems and the law

  15th Nov 2018

  The extent to which the rights of individuals are threatened by autonomated systems and the ability of the law to safeguard those rights.

• Personal injury claims assisted by disruptive technology

  4th Oct 2018

  An exploration of an innovative new software – now available to personal injury lawyers in Australia – that converts 2D MRI scans to accurate 3D models. 

• Emojis in litigation: Adding unpredictability and ambiguity to electronic communications

  14th Jun 2018

  An exploration of the prevalence of emojis in modern electronic communications, and the increased legal analysis of what these emojis are intended to mean and/or imply.

• Online alternative dispute resolution

  3rd May 2018

  Michael Legg gives an introduction to Online Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR), and discusses OADR's potential to extend access to justice and change the way in which disputes are resolved.

• How technological change is expanding open justice

  26th Apr 2018

  Today, open justice is mediated not only by mass media, but by social media too. Courtrooms are more accessible than ever before. For the most part, this should be celebrated. But the expansion of open justice also poses real challenges for courts.