AI regulation, data privacy law, platform accountability and competition policy. We read the legislation, follow the enforcement and ask who the rules actually protect.
Tier-by-tier, the obligations are real. But enforcement capacity is thin, and the exemptions are wide enough to drive a data centre through.
The long-awaited overhaul of the Privacy Act finally landed. We read every amendment so you can understand what protections you actually gained.
The ACCC published sweeping recommendations in 2022. A rigorous accounting of what was implemented, what was shelved, and who benefited.
Voluntary commitments from AI companies have a record. We reviewed Australia's framework against what binding frameworks elsewhere actually require.
Seven years of GDPR enforcement has produced billions in fines and almost no behavioral change from the largest offenders. The data tells the story.
Courts in the EU, US, South Korea and Japan have all weighed in on app store dominance. The outcomes are messier than the headlines suggest.
Mandatory reporting, baseline security requirements and government access provisions. The legislation is complex. We translated it.
Every age verification scheme proposed or enacted so far has a critical flaw. We explain the technical reality that policymakers keep ignoring.
A dedicated series tracking tech policy developments in Australia and globally. New analysis every fortnight, following the legislation from draft to enforcement.