Tag: Australian Privacy Foundation

Zero privacy training at Victoria Police for over a year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Victoria Police may have breached their privacy obligations by failing to provide any privacy-specific training to its members for more than a year, according to an examination by the...

No privacy reform commitments from major parties

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Coalition is uncommitted to privacy reform and Labor remains silent despite broad support from independents and minor parties, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. Updated on Thursday, the...

Last ditch call to stop ABC mandatory login

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Privacy and security experts have called on the ABC to halt its switch to mandatory user accounts at the eleventh hour, warning that the public broadcaster has failed to...

Surveillance laws reform a chance to protect human rights

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A significant review of Australia’s surveillance laws presents an opportunity to reframe these powers around upholding and protecting human rights, a number of digital and civil rights groups have...

‘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...

‘Vital’ data sharing deal with US delayed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation paving the way for Australia to enter into an expedited data-sharing deal with the US has been delayed, despite the federal government saying it was “vital” that it...

Govt consent-free data sharing put on hold

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s controversial plan to introduce a mandatory, consent-free public data sharing scheme has been put on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, three years after it...

Labor in the dark on contact tracing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition has not been consulted at all on the federal government’s plans for developing a COVID-19 contact tracing app, amid concerns it will “fail” unless privacy and protections...

Ombudsman seeks more funds for CLOUD Act role

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...