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Govt appoints standalone privacy, FOI watchdogs

Australia will have dedicated privacy, information and freedom of information watchdogs next year after the Albanese government announced the appointments of state regulator Elizabeth Tydd and human rights lawyer...

Cautious welcome for govt’s planned privacy law upgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s planned upgrade of Australia’s privacy law has been backed by the national regulator and cautiously welcomed by advocates and the tech sector after years of debate. The...

Australians crying out for better privacy protections

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost all Australians want the government and businesses to do more to protect their privacy, while the rise of invasive technologies and several high-profile data breaches are creating growing...

Watchdog’s facial recognition probe ongoing after 12 months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog is still investigating Bunnings and Kmart over the use of facial recognition technology on in-store CCTV footage more than 12 months after the controversial practice was...

Govt to appoint standalone privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A standalone Privacy Commissioner will be appointed by the Albanese government to complement the role of the Information Commissioner as the volume and complexity of privacy issues arising from...

Rod Sims to chair National Data Advisory Council

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former competition watchdog Rod Sims will chair the council tasked with advising the National Data Commissioner on issues relating to the federal government’s new data sharing scheme. Mr Sims,...

Privacy watchdog opens investigation into Medibank breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the Medibank data breach that compromised the personal details of 9.7 million customers, on the same day the would-be hackers posted...