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Privacy office calls for data sharing fix

The federal government’s privacy office has called for changes to legislation facilitating data-sharing agreements with other countries in order to protect the personal data of Australians. Australia Information and...

Privacy safeguards useless without funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s privacy office “urgently” needs more funding to properly conduct its oversight role of the COVIDSafe contact tracing app, with Labor calling for three standalone commissioners to also be...

Consumer Data Right gets its road rules

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The privacy and competition watchdogs have outlined how they plan to enforce the rules and laws surrounding the Consumer Data Right, which will be launched into the banking sector...

National privacy team created for crisis

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian privacy laws won’t stand in the way of the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response, but regulators will work to ensure all initiatives are proportionate and time-limited, Information Commissioner...

Privacy chief takes Facebook to Federal Court

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Social network giant Facebook is facing the prospect of fines of more than $1 billion in Australia in relation to privacy breaches that date back six years to the...

OAIC investigates ‘dangerous’ face recognition app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has launched an inquiry into a “really dangerous” facial recognition app that its founder has said is already being used by police in Australia. Clearview...

Privacy chief calls for more funds

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A lack of funding has led to increasing delays and backlogs at the national privacy and information watchdog, with skyrocketing FOI and privacy complaints. The Office of the Australian...

OAIC consults on CDR privacy rules

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has begun consulting on the privacy rules surrounding the government’s controversial Consumer Data Right, with plans to reach out to FinTechs and...

OAIC slims down data breach reports

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Only two reports will be produced annually on the notifiable data breach scheme by the government’s privacy authority in future in the wake of ongoing resourcing issues hanging over...

Extra roles take new OAIC funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A funding boost for the Office of the Information Commissioner in this year’s budget would be used to underwrite new responsibilities, rather than addressing ongoing under-resourcing, Senate estimates has...
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