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Treasury fronts CDR inquiry

Treasury department officials have hit back at suggestions the government showed “complete disdain” for the consultation process while developing the Consumer Data Right. Appearing before a senate committee inquiry...

Big banks warn on open banking

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data security risks surrounding Australia’s open banking regime are “significantly higher” than the federal government believes, according to the big four banks. In a new submission to the government’s...

MHR opt-out deadline looms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The deadline to opt-out of the government’s highly controversial My Health Record is looming amid ongoing concerns surrounding the reliability and security of the data stored on the system....

Re-identification a real concern

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Risks of re-identification are very real, so we must approach the sharing of anonymised data carefully. But with tremendous benefits on offer it is worth the effort, according to...

Building confidence in data benefits

Posted on   |  by James Riley
We must understand how to build and maintain the trust of humans in order to unlock and deliver the great social and commercial value in data, according to Caity...

Data sharing policy pitfalls

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data management and regulation issues in the Australian government sector were all key discussion points at the Data and Analytics Policy Strategy Session held as part of InnovationAus.com’s Civic...

Open banking is just the start

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are advantages in avoiding the bleeding edge of regulatory reform. This is the case in the Australian government’s drive toward an open banking regime – and by extension,...

MHR troubles: Hunt steps in

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will make a series of changes to the controversial My Health Record service in the face of widespread public criticism and debate. In a statement late...

Opt-out begins for MHR

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A significant data breach involving the federal government’s My Health Record is “just a matter of time”, digital rights advocates argue, as the three month opt-out period begins. Civil...

Vic land title sale investigated

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An inquiry has been launched into the Victorian government’s plan to sell the state’s land titles registry amid “serious concerns” over the privacy and security of the sensitive data...