Tag: Privacy

‘Right to erasure’ considered in Privacy review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will consider introducing a direct right of action to enforce privacy obligations, a right to erasure and a statutory tort of privacy as part of a...

Privacy office faces ‘remarkable’ drop in funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has questioned a “remarkable” drop in support for the national privacy office in the coming years, with the organisation left waiting on whether government funding will...

Australians demand better privacy controls

Posted on   |  by Angelene Falk
As Australia prepares for a landmark review of the Privacy Act, a comprehensive survey of attitudes towards privacy reveals how Australians want their personal information to be protected now...

Sport, data, and an unspooling privacy problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia has a chance to be ahead of the curve and get the settings right to prevent the further invasive collection of data in professional sport, according to Professor...

Justice Kirby on why we must fight for privacy

Posted on   |  by Liam Tung
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby recalls the one privacy principle he helped develop at the OECD in the late 1970s that was made redundant when Google emerged in...

Data: Strict new rules in Europe will impact Aust

Posted on   |  by Normann Witzleb
A big year for privacy just got bigger. On July 16, Europe’s top court ruled on the legality of two mechanisms for cross-border transfers of personal data. The Court of Justice...

Privacy safeguards useless without funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s privacy office “urgently” needs more funding to properly conduct its oversight role of the COVIDSafe contact tracing app, with Labor calling for three standalone commissioners to also be...

COVIDSafe and lessons from the Access Card

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The ANU Cyber Institute is providing independent thought leadership and commentary on government overreach and methods regarding large scale data collection and the implications for democracy and civil society....

DTA hiring spree for ‘secret’ digital product

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has embarked on a hiring spree for a new team to work on a mysterious project to develop a “national citizen facing digital platform”. The...