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Vic privacy breach of vulnerable youth data

A youth case worker stood down from a Victorian health department service provider on suspicion of accessing child pornography continued to access sensitive information about clients for months afterwards,...

Vic privacy chief enters AI debate

29 August 2019 | by James Riley

The Victorian Information Commissioner has entered the national discussion on the future of artificial intelligence, and warned that the new technology has the potential to deliver a profound impact...

Open data and privacy tensions

29 August 2018 | by James Riley

There has been a real “sea change” in how individuals and governments understand data security and privacy this year but a major cultural shift is still required, Victoria’s privacy...

Vic land titles’ data concerns

13 August 2018 | by James Riley

There are “significant” privacy, data security and transparency concerns surrounding the Victorian government’s sale of the land titles registry, a standing committee has found. The Environment and Planning Committee...