Lifting the Lid on Serious Data Breaches

Alida Vandewiele, Legal Counsel, Neustar, Australia

This paper will highlight key elements of the proposed Australian data breach notification scheme together with the compliance challenges that Australian in-house counsel are likely to face. International counsel will benefit from an understanding of the extra-territorial application of Australian privacy laws and a comparison with other data breach notification frameworks, or lack thereof, in European and North American jurisdictions. Lastly, this paper will outline the broader impact of the proposed notification scheme on the developing privacy and data security frameworks which currently impact the technology industry.

Alida Vandewiele is Legal Counsel at Neustar, based in Melbourne (Australia). She previously worked at Bombora Technologies prior to its acquisition by Neustar, and advises on matters including information technology, intellectual property and data privacy. She previously worked in-house for an online commerce group, gaining experience in information technology and regulatory compliance.

Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) is the first real-time provider of cloud-based information services and data analytics, enabling marketing and IT security professionals to promote and protect their businesses. With a commitment to privacy and neutrality, Neusta