Tag: data

ACCC zeroes in on construction sector data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian competition watchdog is “prioritising” investigation of the construction sector amid concerns that large software providers are charging exorbitant rates to transfer data to other providers and maintain...

Data: Strict new rules in Europe will impact Aust

Posted on   |  by Normann Witzleb
A big year for privacy just got bigger. On July 16, Europe’s top court ruled on the legality of two mechanisms for cross-border transfers of personal data. The Court of Justice...

Encryption laws need judicial oversight: INSLM

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The power to issue and authorise encryption-busting notices needs to be taken away from agency heads and the government and vested in a new judicial oversight body, the government’s...

Govt role for our hard hit ecosystem

Posted on   |  by Joan Westenberg
Over this past weekend, the federal government unveiled an Australian coronavirus app and a Whatsapp news service designed to provide citizens with up to date, real-time information about the...

FinTech screen scraping scrap heats up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The landmark Parliamentary inquiry into the FinTech sector has again descended into a feud over the controversial practice of screen scraping, much to the chagrin of FinTech Australia. Screen...

Privacy chief takes Facebook to Federal Court

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Social network giant Facebook is facing the prospect of fines of more than $1 billion in Australia in relation to privacy breaches that date back six years to the...

Govt must act on Tiktok practices

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must do more to confront emerging tech giants like Tiktok over its “problematic practices” and to better inform Australians about the risks associated with using them,...

Use of de-identified data questioned

Posted on   |  by James Riley
More significant data breaches are “inevitable” until Australian governments engage in an open discussion about the use of de-identified personal data, according to the University of Melbourne’s Dr Chris...

WA moves to build data laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Western Australia is set to finally introduce privacy legislation to govern the protection and sharing of personal data, with plans to establish a Privacy Commissioner and Chief Data Officer....