Tag: Privacy

Renewed calls for public sector privacy laws in WA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian government is facing renewed calls to introduce public sector privacy laws following a spate of high-profile data breaches in the private sector and questions over data...

Struggling privacy watchdog searches for ‘systemic’ changes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s privacy and information watchdog failed to meet key performance criteria around freedom of information and privacy investigations, as its workload jumped and staff attrition rate doubled the public...

Optus breach to bring forward 3 privacy law reforms: Dreyfus

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Privacy law reforms are being expedited in the wake of Australia’s largest data breach, with tougher penalties, data retention limits and anti-fraud measures expected to be revealed ahead of...

Senator asks for Didi privacy probe as TikTok review begins

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s privacy watchdog is considering investigating Chinese ride hailing company Didi after a request from shadow Cybersecurity minister James Patterson, who raised concerns with the company’s data practices. Similar...

Zero privacy training at Victoria Police for over a year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Victoria Police may have breached their privacy obligations by failing to provide any privacy-specific training to its members for more than a year, according to an examination by the...

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...

Govt fails to pass ‘landmark’ online privacy reforms

Posted on   |  by catherine@innovationaus.com
Laws introducing increased penalties for data breaches announced in response to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal will not be passed before the election despite being announced by the federal...