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Our Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month we spoke to Dave Buckley at @openmined.bsky.social, a non-profit building open-source PETs to audit proprietary systems. We spoke about several pilots with the Christchurch Call and UK AI Security Institute.👇
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November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month we spoke to Dave Buckley at @openmined.bsky.social, a non-profit building open-source PETs to audit proprietary systems. We spoke about several pilots with the Christchurch Call and UK AI Security Institute.👇
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🚨 Hiring — Senior Manager, Compliance.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone to lead the business development and delivery of AWO’s compliance service offering.
Find out more about AWO and this role: awo.agency/jobs/
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone to lead the business development and delivery of AWO’s compliance service offering.
Find out more about AWO and this role: awo.agency/jobs/
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At the intersection of innovation and impact, our team is building something extraordinary. Our work is at the forefront of data, technology, law and policy, and no two projects are …
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October 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Hiring — Senior Manager, Compliance.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone to lead the business development and delivery of AWO’s compliance service offering.
Find out more about AWO and this role: awo.agency/jobs/
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone to lead the business development and delivery of AWO’s compliance service offering.
Find out more about AWO and this role: awo.agency/jobs/
📣 "We need to be building a world in which the human creativity, connection and performance of actors carries on being valued."
AWO solicitor Alex Lawrence-Archer was quoted in the Guardian this weekend as part of their coverage of AI 'actors' such as Tilly Norwood.
AWO solicitor Alex Lawrence-Archer was quoted in the Guardian this weekend as part of their coverage of AI 'actors' such as Tilly Norwood.
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 "We need to be building a world in which the human creativity, connection and performance of actors carries on being valued."
AWO solicitor Alex Lawrence-Archer was quoted in the Guardian this weekend as part of their coverage of AI 'actors' such as Tilly Norwood.
AWO solicitor Alex Lawrence-Archer was quoted in the Guardian this weekend as part of their coverage of AI 'actors' such as Tilly Norwood.
More rankings: great to be ranked in this year's Chamber's & Partners for Public Law, Civil Liberties and Data Protection. 🏆
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
More rankings: great to be ranked in this year's Chamber's & Partners for Public Law, Civil Liberties and Data Protection. 🏆
We're delighted to be ranked in this year's Legal 500 in 3 practice areas (Civil liberties & human rights, Data protection, and Administrative & public law) and as a 'Firm to Watch' in Artificial Intelligence. Thank you to all our clients and referees! 🎉
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October 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We're delighted to be ranked in this year's Legal 500 in 3 practice areas (Civil liberties & human rights, Data protection, and Administrative & public law) and as a 'Firm to Watch' in Artificial Intelligence. Thank you to all our clients and referees! 🎉
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We'll be at #PrivacyCamp25 tomorrow! Join our colleague @lutecia.bsky.social at 9:55 to discuss all things strategic litigation. Our colleagues @nickbotton.bsky.social and @laurelinelmn.bsky.social will also be around, come chat with us!
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We'll be at #PrivacyCamp25 tomorrow! Join our colleague @lutecia.bsky.social at 9:55 to discuss all things strategic litigation. Our colleagues @nickbotton.bsky.social and @laurelinelmn.bsky.social will also be around, come chat with us!
AWO’s Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month we interviewed Ema Prović who led the development of the GPAI Code of Practice for the EU’s AI Office.👇
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Algorithm Governance Roundup #24
Community Spotlight: Ema Prović, EU AI Office | GPAI Code of Practice, guidelines and training data transparency template
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September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
AWO’s Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month we interviewed Ema Prović who led the development of the GPAI Code of Practice for the EU’s AI Office.👇
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France wants to ban social media for kids under 15.
Spain, Denmark, Greece support limits on teen screen time. We’re seeing similar conversations in Australia. What would this look like locally?
A sneak into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Spain, Denmark, Greece support limits on teen screen time. We’re seeing similar conversations in Australia. What would this look like locally?
A sneak into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Algorithm Governance Newsletter
Algorithm Governance Roundup is a new monthly newsletter to support and connect with organisations working on algorithm governance, with a special focus on the UK and EU. Every month we …
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August 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
France wants to ban social media for kids under 15.
Spain, Denmark, Greece support limits on teen screen time. We’re seeing similar conversations in Australia. What would this look like locally?
A sneak into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Spain, Denmark, Greece support limits on teen screen time. We’re seeing similar conversations in Australia. What would this look like locally?
A sneak into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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From birth announcements to brand deals, children’s lives are being monetised online, often without their informed consent. AWO helps orgs implement ethical data practices that centre consent, safety, and dignity.
From birth announcements to brand deals, children’s lives are being monetised online, often without their informed consent. AWO helps orgs implement ethical data practices that centre consent, safety, and dignity.
Should Australia give child influencers the 'right to be forgotten'?
Family influencers are big business and, despite our looming ban facing under-16s on social media, it's an industry that still goes largely unregulated here in Australia.
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August 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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From birth announcements to brand deals, children’s lives are being monetised online, often without their informed consent. AWO helps orgs implement ethical data practices that centre consent, safety, and dignity.
From birth announcements to brand deals, children’s lives are being monetised online, often without their informed consent. AWO helps orgs implement ethical data practices that centre consent, safety, and dignity.
If you're an Australian org supporting vulnerable communities, you need more than a privacy policy.
You need systems that reflect your duty of care.
We help build them.
You need systems that reflect your duty of care.
We help build them.
Calendly
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August 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you're an Australian org supporting vulnerable communities, you need more than a privacy policy.
You need systems that reflect your duty of care.
We help build them.
You need systems that reflect your duty of care.
We help build them.
You can’t protect children without protecting their data.
Most orgs don’t have airtight systems even in child protection.
We help teams fix that.
Most orgs don’t have airtight systems even in child protection.
We help teams fix that.
Calendly
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August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You can’t protect children without protecting their data.
Most orgs don’t have airtight systems even in child protection.
We help teams fix that.
Most orgs don’t have airtight systems even in child protection.
We help teams fix that.
Tesla collects massive voice, location & behaviour data—& Musk has intervened in access requests. Data rights = power. Who holds your users’ data? Can it be deleted? Aus laws are evolving too. AWO helps orgs answer these questions.
Opt out: how to protect your data and privacy if you own a Tesla
Data via trackers and sensors can paint an intricate picture of your life – here’s what to know about privacy in your car
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August 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Tesla collects massive voice, location & behaviour data—& Musk has intervened in access requests. Data rights = power. Who holds your users’ data? Can it be deleted? Aus laws are evolving too. AWO helps orgs answer these questions.
Inclusion is not a mathematical formula you can simply mitigate.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23 - spotlighting CSIRO’s Didar Zowghi and her team’s work defining diversity and inclusion in AI.
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A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23 - spotlighting CSIRO’s Didar Zowghi and her team’s work defining diversity and inclusion in AI.
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Algorithm Governance Newsletter
Algorithm Governance Roundup is a new monthly newsletter to support and connect with organisations working on algorithm governance, with a special focus on the UK and EU. Every month we …
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August 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Inclusion is not a mathematical formula you can simply mitigate.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23 - spotlighting CSIRO’s Didar Zowghi and her team’s work defining diversity and inclusion in AI.
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A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23 - spotlighting CSIRO’s Didar Zowghi and her team’s work defining diversity and inclusion in AI.
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AI systems are becoming more powerful, with increased complexity. This article makes the case for federated learning—a privacy-preserving shift in AI training. For Australian orgs handling sensitive info, this matters. AWO helps assess & improve AI risk.
Mitigating AI security threats: Why the G7 should embrace ‘federated learning’
Federated learning offers a new foundation for AI — one where privacy, transparency and innovation can move together.
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
AI systems are becoming more powerful, with increased complexity. This article makes the case for federated learning—a privacy-preserving shift in AI training. For Australian orgs handling sensitive info, this matters. AWO helps assess & improve AI risk.
Is your CRM quietly putting your organisation at risk?
Ex-employee access, third-party tools, poor controls, we see it all the time.
Book a check-in with AWO’s privacy team: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Ex-employee access, third-party tools, poor controls, we see it all the time.
Book a check-in with AWO’s privacy team: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
July 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Is your CRM quietly putting your organisation at risk?
Ex-employee access, third-party tools, poor controls, we see it all the time.
Book a check-in with AWO’s privacy team: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Ex-employee access, third-party tools, poor controls, we see it all the time.
Book a check-in with AWO’s privacy team: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Using ChatGPT for HR tasks?
Think: names, salaries, medical info…
You may be handing it all to OpenAI.
Review your privacy obligations, before regulators do. calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
Think: names, salaries, medical info…
You may be handing it all to OpenAI.
Review your privacy obligations, before regulators do. calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Using ChatGPT for HR tasks?
Think: names, salaries, medical info…
You may be handing it all to OpenAI.
Review your privacy obligations, before regulators do. calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
Think: names, salaries, medical info…
You may be handing it all to OpenAI.
Review your privacy obligations, before regulators do. calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
TikTok is under EU investigation for breaching the DSA, a warning sign for Australia's youth safety and governance.
Ad transparency + “SkinnyTok” algorithm risks =rising regulatory scrutiny.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Ad transparency + “SkinnyTok” algorithm risks =rising regulatory scrutiny.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Algorithm Governance Newsletter
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July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
TikTok is under EU investigation for breaching the DSA, a warning sign for Australia's youth safety and governance.
Ad transparency + “SkinnyTok” algorithm risks =rising regulatory scrutiny.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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Ad transparency + “SkinnyTok” algorithm risks =rising regulatory scrutiny.
A sneak peek into Algorithm Governance Roundup #23.
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⚠️ Privacy breaches are growing. and the cost isn’t just financial.
If you're an Australian organisation, book a free 30-min Data Privacy Health Check with AWO. We’ll help your org stay safe, compliant & ahead of the law.
Limited July spots. Book here:
If you're an Australian organisation, book a free 30-min Data Privacy Health Check with AWO. We’ll help your org stay safe, compliant & ahead of the law.
Limited July spots. Book here:
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July 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
⚠️ Privacy breaches are growing. and the cost isn’t just financial.
If you're an Australian organisation, book a free 30-min Data Privacy Health Check with AWO. We’ll help your org stay safe, compliant & ahead of the law.
Limited July spots. Book here:
If you're an Australian organisation, book a free 30-min Data Privacy Health Check with AWO. We’ll help your org stay safe, compliant & ahead of the law.
Limited July spots. Book here:
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Period tracking apps collect intimate data—often for profit. Public health needs privacy-first tools. At AWO, we help health orgs, women’s services, and NGOs ensure they’re not unintentionally feeding sensitive data into surveillance capitalism.
Period tracking apps collect intimate data—often for profit. Public health needs privacy-first tools. At AWO, we help health orgs, women’s services, and NGOs ensure they’re not unintentionally feeding sensitive data into surveillance capitalism.
Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data
Women’s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Period tracking apps collect intimate data—often for profit. Public health needs privacy-first tools. At AWO, we help health orgs, women’s services, and NGOs ensure they’re not unintentionally feeding sensitive data into surveillance capitalism.
Period tracking apps collect intimate data—often for profit. Public health needs privacy-first tools. At AWO, we help health orgs, women’s services, and NGOs ensure they’re not unintentionally feeding sensitive data into surveillance capitalism.
Privacy is now a leadership issue. Across Australia, boards are being held accountable for AI and data governance lapses.
Boards that don’t ask questions = orgs that get blindsided.
We brief exec teams on data risk. Want in?
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Boards that don’t ask questions = orgs that get blindsided.
We brief exec teams on data risk. Want in?
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July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Privacy is now a leadership issue. Across Australia, boards are being held accountable for AI and data governance lapses.
Boards that don’t ask questions = orgs that get blindsided.
We brief exec teams on data risk. Want in?
calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
Boards that don’t ask questions = orgs that get blindsided.
We brief exec teams on data risk. Want in?
calendly.com/awo-amna-qur...
“We got consent” ≠ “We’re protected.”
Consent is the starting line, not the finish.
And AI tools complicate everything. calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Consent is the starting line, not the finish.
And AI tools complicate everything. calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
July 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“We got consent” ≠ “We’re protected.”
Consent is the starting line, not the finish.
And AI tools complicate everything. calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Consent is the starting line, not the finish.
And AI tools complicate everything. calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
What would you spend to avoid a breach fine?
We’ve seen it across Australian sectors, from education to community services.
Our Privacy Clinic reveals the risks hiding in plain sight.
Book now: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
We’ve seen it across Australian sectors, from education to community services.
Our Privacy Clinic reveals the risks hiding in plain sight.
Book now: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
July 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What would you spend to avoid a breach fine?
We’ve seen it across Australian sectors, from education to community services.
Our Privacy Clinic reveals the risks hiding in plain sight.
Book now: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
We’ve seen it across Australian sectors, from education to community services.
Our Privacy Clinic reveals the risks hiding in plain sight.
Book now: calendly.com/d/crj6-7k4-sqg
Bumble’s AI “icebreaker” may be sharing user data with ChatGPT—without valid consent. A wake-up call for orgs using “legitimate interest” as a catch-all. Aus data & AI teams should watch closely.
Sneak peek: Algorithm Governance Roundup #23
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Sneak peek: Algorithm Governance Roundup #23
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Algorithm Governance Newsletter
Algorithm Governance Roundup is a new monthly newsletter to support and connect with organisations working on algorithm governance, with a special focus on the UK and EU. Every month we …
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July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Bumble’s AI “icebreaker” may be sharing user data with ChatGPT—without valid consent. A wake-up call for orgs using “legitimate interest” as a catch-all. Aus data & AI teams should watch closely.
Sneak peek: Algorithm Governance Roundup #23
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Sneak peek: Algorithm Governance Roundup #23
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Australians are unknowingly fueling a global data economy worth billions—while getting little in return. Apps & ad networks profit from your data. At AWO, we help orgs handle data ethically & legally. Rethink your role.
🔗 theconversation.com/the-hidden-c...
#Privacy #DataEthics
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#Privacy #DataEthics
The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.
theconversation.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Australians are unknowingly fueling a global data economy worth billions—while getting little in return. Apps & ad networks profit from your data. At AWO, we help orgs handle data ethically & legally. Rethink your role.
🔗 theconversation.com/the-hidden-c...
#Privacy #DataEthics
🔗 theconversation.com/the-hidden-c...
#Privacy #DataEthics
ChatGPT may soon hit the 45M user threshold in the EU, triggering major new obligations under the DSA.
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Get insights before they hit the headlines.
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Algorithm Governance Newsletter
Algorithm Governance Roundup is a new monthly newsletter to support and connect with organisations working on algorithm governance, with a special focus on the UK and EU. Every month we …
awo.agency
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ChatGPT may soon hit the 45M user threshold in the EU, triggering major new obligations under the DSA.
Get insights before they hit the headlines.
Relevant for Australian organisations watching international regulatory trends. Sign up to the newsletter:
Get insights before they hit the headlines.
Relevant for Australian organisations watching international regulatory trends. Sign up to the newsletter: