Mr. Larry Taylor reports

AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY REGULATOR CLOSES INQUIRIES INTO VIQ SOLUTIONS, FINDS INCIDENT FAR NARROWER THAN REPORTED

VIQ Solutions Inc. today welcomed the decision by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to close its preliminary inquiries into VIQ's former Australian subsidiary. The OAIC will not open an investigation or take any regulatory action. Its published report found the incident was smaller in scale and more confined than earlier media coverage suggested.

What the OAIC found

The OAIC said the incident was narrower than initial media reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation suggested. The OAIC's report establishes the following facts:

• No disclosure to foreign actors. Earlier media reports alleged court files were improperly handed to a foreign entity. The OAIC found this was not the case.

• A single, corrected error. The root cause was a one-off access-permissions error, not an ongoing practice. Access was revoked on Feb. 11, 2026.

• Data never left Australia. All Australian court recordings stayed on servers in Australia. Transcribers worked on short audio segments and could not download or retain copies.

• Limited scope. Three transcribers at a contracted transcription provider worked on limited 15-minute-or-less segments solely to perform transcription.

• No cross-border breach found likely. The OAIC considered a breach of Australia's cross-border disclosure rule (APP 8) unlikely.

• Low risk of harm. The federal courts reviewed the affected files and assessed the likelihood of harm to individuals as low.

• Contracts worked as intended. The OAIC found the contractual safeguards between VIQ and the federal courts were adequate and helped its inquiries.

VIQ's Australian subsidiaries entered voluntary administration in March, 2026, so the company could focus on its North American and United Kingdom operations. Those operations continue to serve customers without interruption.

About VIQ Solutions Inc.

VIQ Solutions is a global provider of secure, artificial-intelligence-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services.

We seek Safe Harbor.