Tag: Mark Dreyfus

Privacy Act Review complete after three years

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
After three years, the Privacy Act Review commissioned under the Coalition government has been completed and the final report handed to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The Attorney General will...

Offshore data collection to be subject to Privacy Act

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Foreign companies operating in Australia could soon be subject to the Privacy Act even if they do not collect or hold citizen data “directly from a source in Australia”...

Govt to legislate $50 million penalties for privacy breaches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will this week introduce legislation that radically increases the penalties to $50 million and more against companies for repeated or serious privacy breaches. The law changes...

Optus breach to bring forward 3 privacy law reforms: Dreyfus

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Privacy law reforms are being expedited in the wake of Australia’s largest data breach, with tougher penalties, data retention limits and anti-fraud measures expected to be revealed ahead of...

TikTok back in the Parliament’s firing line

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
TikTok’s data security is back under scrutiny in Australia after global executives confirmed Chinese employees had access to information on US users. Both the government and the Opposition are...

Govt fails to pass anti-trolling bill before election

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has failed to pass its controversial anti-trolling bill before the upcoming election, despite the Prime Minister saying it would be “dealt with” in February. The Social...