Tag: OVIC

Vic privacy breach of vulnerable youth data

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A youth case worker stood down from a Victorian health department service provider on suspicion of accessing child pornography continued to access sensitive information about clients for months afterwards,...

Where AI meets the information discovery challenge

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The workings of big business and government have come under intense scrutiny in recent times. The Banking Royal Commission revealed multiple instances of malfeasance. The enquiry into Victoria’s hotel...

Vic privacy chief enters AI debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian Information Commissioner has entered the national discussion on the future of artificial intelligence, and warned that the new technology has the potential to deliver a profound impact...

Open data and privacy tensions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has been a real “sea change” in how individuals and governments understand data security and privacy this year but a major cultural shift is still required, Victoria’s privacy...

Privacy risks in registry sale

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Victoria’s privacy watchdog has raised a series of data and security concerns over the controversial sale of the state’s land titles registry. The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner...