Tag: OAIC

Cautious welcome for govt’s planned privacy law upgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s planned upgrade of Australia’s privacy law has been backed by the national regulator and cautiously welcomed by advocates and the tech sector after years of debate. The...

Australians crying out for better privacy protections

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost all Australians want the government and businesses to do more to protect their privacy, while the rise of invasive technologies and several high-profile data breaches are creating growing...

Watchdog’s facial recognition probe ongoing after 12 months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog is still investigating Bunnings and Kmart over the use of facial recognition technology on in-store CCTV footage more than 12 months after the controversial practice was...

Use new cyber strategy to address Privacy Act reforms: OAIC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s privacy watchdog has recommended that the federal government consider implementing the proposed Privacy Act Review reforms in the upcoming cybersecurity strategy. In particular, the Office of the Australian...

myGov gets Budget certainty, new money flows to Digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has committed $134.5 million to give myGov “certainty and stability” for another 12 months while it considers the longer-term funding needs of the platform in the...

Govt to appoint standalone privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A standalone Privacy Commissioner will be appointed by the Albanese government to complement the role of the Information Commissioner as the volume and complexity of privacy issues arising from...

Industry funding model firms for privacy watchdog

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government should explore industry funding models for the country’s privacy watchdog to give it sufficient resourcing to carry out its growing responsibilities, according to the Privacy Act...