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Privacy starved of resources

The government’s funding and resourcing of its national data and privacy office has been questioned again, as it was revealed that there are only five staff members handling the...

Privacy czar out of data breach game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has finally recognised the importance of data and security but has no effective strategy to oversee it, creating widespread confusion in Canberra, according to former Victorian privacy...

OAIC: More than 60 data breaches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
More than 60 data breaches were reported to the government’s privacy body in the first six weeks of the new mandatory notification scheme, with the majority caused by human...

Algorithms, big data and the govt

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Government is increasingly turning to computer algorithms to make important decisions in a move that experts say comes with a number of ethical and legal issues. It...

Vic privacy chief slams drug tests

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian Privacy Commissioner has slammed the federal government’s plan to “randomly” drug test new welfare recipients, as the scheme faces a tough path through Parliament. Victorian Commissioner for...