Tag: Privacy

NSW to introduce data breach notification laws

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
NSW is set to become the first Australian state or territory to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme, following a serious cyber incident last year. NSW public sector...

‘Weak, dysfunctional’: Privacy office needs more money

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s privacy office is “weak” and “dysfunctional” and requires significant additional funding and resources to adequately carry out its important roles, according to submissions to the federal government’s Privacy...

Data consent rules part of Privacy Act review

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There should be a significant overhaul of privacy laws to require the use of consent for data collection and move towards a privacy by default approach instead, the New...

Being digital in 2021 and beyond: Age of Trust

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
“Be not afraid of greatness,” wrote Shakespeare. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” In this year of the pandemic, much the...

‘Right to erasure’ considered in Privacy review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will consider introducing a direct right of action to enforce privacy obligations, a right to erasure and a statutory tort of privacy as part of a...

Privacy office faces ‘remarkable’ drop in funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has questioned a “remarkable” drop in support for the national privacy office in the coming years, with the organisation left waiting on whether government funding will...

Australians demand better privacy controls

Posted on   |  by Angelene Falk
As Australia prepares for a landmark review of the Privacy Act, a comprehensive survey of attitudes towards privacy reveals how Australians want their personal information to be protected now...