Partner Martyn Taylor writes on the impact on the technology
sector of the final report of the Harper Review into Competition
law and policy.
This article was originally published in The
Australian Financial Review and is reproduced with
permission.
Digital disruption, big data... now Harper?
Australia's approach to emerging threats to the taxi
industry, as well as the intersection of big data and individual
privacy, could be reshaped if some of the final recommendations of
the far-reaching Harper Review into competition policy are adopted
by the federal government.
The final report of the Harper Competition Policy Review,
released on March 31, has opened the way for deregulation of many
industries subject to digital disruption, and greater consumer
control of personal information to inform purchasing decisions. The
review also adopts European and US trends regarding consumer access
to big data.
