Asia: Privacy

The AI agent may query the user’s calendar and contact list, shortlist and book a venue, arrange catering, order a cake, book a DJ, send invitations to contacts, collect their dietary preferences, and process payments across multiple merchants/vendors.

On 26 April 2026, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued an advisory titled, “Defending Against Frontier AI Driven Cyber Risks” (Advisory), categorised as high severity. While framed as an advisory, it reflects a clear regulatory shift. Artificial Intelligence (AI) incident preparedness is no longer a matter of best practice, it is increasingly a baseline compliance expectation against which organisational readiness may be assessed.

Government agencies in New South Wales face mounting legal and regulatory challenges when deploying workplace surveillance technologies, from facial recognition systems to wearable devices and AI-driven digital...

The AI agent may query the user’s calendar and contact list, shortlist and book a venue, arrange catering, order a cake, book a DJ, send invitations to contacts, collect their dietary preferences, and process payments across multiple merchants/vendors.

As organisations increasingly rely on AI and digital technologies, the volume of personal information being collected and managed continues to grow. This article examines five critical areas where Australian businesses can strengthen privacy practices and build trust through proper assessments, transparent workplace surveillance, effective breach response, complaint handling, and careful reliance on legal exceptions.

“It’s about giving people back control over how they appear in the digital world.” – Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Danish Minister of Culture