Calls for the federal government to address Australia’s outdated privacy regime have intensified, with digital rights advocates and researchers demanding urgent action in a new open letter.
It comes as the Attorney-General’s Department revealed it is yet to begin drafting legislation to reform the Privacy Act, which the government has committed to in this term of Parliament.
In an open letter published this week, 27 groups called on the government to better protect Australians from data breaches and misuse of personal information by “urgently legislating” five reforms to the Privacy Act.
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