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No privacy reform commitments from major parties

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Coalition is uncommitted to privacy reform and Labor remains silent despite broad support from independents and minor parties, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. Updated on Thursday, the...

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...

‘Extreme concern’ about FoI, privacy complaint backlog

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is facing a backlog in processing privacy and freedom of information complaints amid concerns the office is underfunded. Responding to a question...

Data breaches on the rise in second half of 2021

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
There was an uptick in data breaches in the second half of 2021 but an overall drop compared to the previous year, according to the privacy watchdog’s end of...

Law Council backs statutory tort for privacy breaches

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The peak body representing Australian lawyers has thrown its support behind the development of a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy as part of the ongoing review of...

DTA and privacy watchdog get MYEFO funding boost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency and national privacy watchdog have both been given funding boosts, while more cash has also been injected into the federal government’s digital economy strategy as...