Tag: Elizabeth Tydd

Privacy watchdog loses 30pc of staff

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog has lost more than 30 per cent of its workforce in less than six months thanks to a budget cut that has triggered morale issues among...

Meta to pay $50m over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Meta will pay up to $50 million to users in Australia as part of its settlement with the privacy regulator over the tech giant’s Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal,...

OAIC slashes staff to meet $11m budget crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The privacy and information watchdog has slashed dozens of staff in response to a 23 per cent budget cut by government and a review by management consultants, sparking fears...

Privacy watchdog sues Medibank over 2022 hack

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian privacy watchdog is taking Medibank to court over the insurer’s 2022 data breach, alleging the company did not adequately protect the data of its customers before the...

Gig Guide: FOI Commissioner leaps to information role

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s new Information Commissioner will be Elizabeth Tydd when incumbent Angelene Falk departs in mid-August. Ms Tydd is currently serving as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner, having only...

Govt appoints standalone privacy, FOI watchdogs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...