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Clarifications of Legal Bases for Cross-Border Data Transfers in Landmark Judgment by the Guangzhou Internet Court in China

Nov 06 2024

By: Sarah Kwong, Dan Wu, and Amigo Lan Xie

The Guangzhou Internet Court in China (Court) issued a landmark judgment under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) (Judgment). This marked the first court decision in China regarding cross-border personal information transfers. In the case, the plaintiff expressed concerns about his personal information being transferred internationally without his explicit consent, while the defendants argued that the data processing was necessary for contractual obligations and aligned with industry standards.

You’ve Got (Junk) Mail: Optus Slammed with $504k Fine For Spam Law Breach

Feb 17 2020

By Cameron Abbott, Max Evans and Florence Fermanis

Optus has been fined $504,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for breaching spam laws, according to articles by the ABC and the SMH. The fine is the second largest in ACMA’s history to be awarded, being just $6,000 shy of the $510,000 fine which was slapped on Telstra in 2014 for missing service standards for urban landline connections.

Despite customers notifying Optus of their wish to opt-out or unsubscribe from such messages, an ACMA investigation found that customers still received the relevant messages, resulting in more than 2 million breaches to the Spam Act 2003 (Cth). Rather than a ‘one-off’ issue, it was found that Optus had systemic deficiencies with their compliance procedures and governance.

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