Tag: Privacy

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...

Dominello’s swan song: Digital ID our ‘Holy Grail’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Outgoing NSW digital minister Victor Dominello has used his last ministerial address to champion the state’s forthcoming decentralised digital identity system as a lever for “huge micro-economic reform”. Mr...

ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare

Posted on   |  by Uri Gal
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are...

Privacy Act Review complete after three years

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
After three years, the Privacy Act Review commissioned under the Coalition government has been completed and the final report handed to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The Attorney General will...

WA to get Privacy Commissioner, data breach notice scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public...

The blind spot in Australia’s approach to privacy reform

Posted on   |  by Jordan Wilson-Otto
After the horrific and upsetting breaches involving Optus, Medibank and others, the federal government acted swiftly, dramatically bolstering our privacy regime. The penalties facing Australian businesses that infringe our...

Mandatory data breach notification laws enter NSW Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Legislation to establish NSW’s long-promised mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities has been introduced to Parliament, bringing Australia’s first state-based reporting regime closer to reality. Attorney-General...

Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators

Posted on   |  by Sarah O’Connor
Following the recent spate of data breaches, much of the public conversation has focused on the need for regulatory reform to protect Australians’ privacy and “incentivise better behaviour” from...