technology

The Sharing Economy – Uber, Airbnb and your Legal Obligations:

The Sharing Economy – Uber, Airbnb and your Legal Obligations:

Have you heard of the sharing economy? In a nutshell is a socio-economic ecosystem that is built around the concept of the sharing of goods and services by different people and organisations. The poster children of the sharing economy currently are Uber and Airbnb.

Do You Uber? – Australia’s Laws Can’t Keep Up:

Do You Uber? – Australia’s Laws Can’t Keep Up:

Technology is progressing at an ever increasing speed and a recent report to come out of the ‘root and branch’ Competition Policy Review, or the ‘Harper Review’ has highlighted how the laws in Australia are not keeping pace with technological change.

Changes to the Privacy Act:

Changes to the Privacy Act:

Everything is in the cloud now (as the saying goes). Technology is a huge part of a business operations, whether it be email communication with staff and customers, the use of cloud-based software, or marketing through social media platforms, there is now a huge potential for a business owner to unknowingly breach their obligations under the Privacy Act