Your customer data may soon have to pass a fairness test
The government's draft privacy law would generally require businesses' use of customer data to be fair and reasonable, and consent before they trade it.
By Marc Mendis • 8 min read
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Governance | October 2026
From 10 December, your privacy policy must say what your software decides
Credit scores, pricing rules and AI tools that use personal information to make or shape significant decisions about people can all be covered.
Read ArticleAgentic AI: treat every agent as a delegation of authority
AI agents now act for the company, not just advise it. Boards should give each one the limits, records and tested off switch they would demand of a person.
By Marc Mendis • 6 min readSovereign data gravity: what an Australian cloud region does not buy
Data can stay in Sydney while the people who run the platform, and the laws that can reach it, sit offshore. Boards should check both before the next renewal.
By Marc Mendis • 6 min readSovereignty: the new cost of doing business in Australia
Australia's fuel stocks run to weeks, and it imports most of its fertiliser and plastics. Boards should find which inputs could stop revenue and decide what cover to buy.
By Marc Mendis • 6 min read