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OAIC slims down data breach reports

Only two reports will be produced annually on the notifiable data breach scheme by the government’s privacy authority in future in the wake of ongoing resourcing issues hanging over...

Extra roles take new OAIC funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A funding boost for the Office of the Information Commissioner in this year’s budget would be used to underwrite new responsibilities, rather than addressing ongoing under-resourcing, Senate estimates has...

Struggling OAIC gets a $25m boost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national privacy and information regulator would get a $25 million funding boost and stronger penalties would be introduced for tech giants that oversee data breaches under a government policy...

OAIC is stretched to the limit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s data and privacy authority is in urgent need of additional funding to address a backlog of important work, a senate estimates hearing has been told. Australian Information...

Gone phishin’: New OAIC report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than two data breaches are being reported by Australian companies each day, with phishing attacks on the rise, according to the latest Office of the Australian Information Commissioner...

Health sector hit by data breaches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner was notified of more than two data breaches per day in the last quarter as part of the new notification scheme, with...

Shared data an ‘abuse of trust’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A review has been launched into a Perth startup’s practice of sharing its users’ medical information with law firms, with doctors and civil rights advocates labelling it an “abuse...

A ‘chilling effect’ on free speech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s national privacy office has ruled that individuals should “reasonably expect” the government will release sensitive personal data publicly to refute its critics, sparking concerns of a “chilling effect”...

Privacy starved of resources

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s funding and resourcing of its national data and privacy office has been questioned again, as it was revealed that there are only five staff members handling the...

Privacy czar out of data breach game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has finally recognised the importance of data and security but has no effective strategy to oversee it, creating widespread confusion in Canberra, according to former Victorian privacy...