Tag: data sharing

WA to get Privacy Commissioner, data breach notice scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public...

Australia-US CLOUD Act treaty clears final roadblock

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has been given the all-clear to ratify a treaty with the United States that will expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes after the...

Renewed calls for public sector privacy laws in WA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian government is facing renewed calls to introduce public sector privacy laws following a spate of high-profile data breaches in the private sector and questions over data...

IXUP, homomorphic encryption and the future of data sharing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
As the sharing of personal identifiable information between government agencies and businesses becomes increasingly commonplace, there is growing risk that data is leaked publicly. The arrival of the Consumer...

Privacy warnings won’t stop ABC sharing user data

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The ABC will require users of its iview streaming service to log-in to continue watching this year, and will share their data with tech giants by default, despite repeated...

Australian governments to share data by default

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Commonwealth and all state and territory governments have agreed to share data across jurisdictions as a “default position” when it can be done safely, paving the way for...

NSW govt releases data strategy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW Government has launched a new data strategy it says will create better outcomes for citizens while protecting their privacy, with more information to flow between agencies and...