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Privacy chief wants to carry a bigger stick

Australia’s privacy authority has called for more funding and stronger enforcement powers to bring it into line with its global peers as part of a sweeping review of the...

Where AI meets the information discovery challenge

5 November 2020 | by David McClure

The workings of big business and government have come under intense scrutiny in recent times. The Banking Royal Commission revealed multiple instances of malfeasance. The enquiry into Victoria’s hotel...

Privacy safeguards useless without funding

18 May 2020 | 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

11 May 2020 | 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...