Why privacy is a ‘non-negotiable’ at Services Australia Monday May 9, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Rebecca Skinner shares her views on the extra responsibility that comes with digitised government services.
New forum set up for Australia’s digital platform regulators Friday March 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Three national regulators have joined to establish the Digital Platform Regulators Forum to support a more unified approach to regulation.
Data breaches rise but fewer occur in federal agencies Thursday February 24, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Fewer data breaches are occurring in federal agencies and departments that have fallen out of the top five sectors.
European Union representatives look to Australian model for online safety Wednesday February 23, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Julie Inman Grant has met with European Parliament members for high-level talks about national online safety regulation and child online protection framework.
Privacy regulator calls for more powers to enhance national regime Wednesday January 19, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Australia’s privacy regime should focus on targeted regulation, strategic enforcement and more direct avenues of redress for individuals, says OAIC.
Rex Patrick threatens to take information commissioner to court over FOI speed Monday April 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Patrick described the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner as a 'train smash' within the Australian FOI review regime.
Proposed law enforcement powers too coercive, information commissioner warns Thursday March 4, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The government's proposed new powers for law enforcement agencies could harm the privacy of people who are not criminals.
Home Affairs to task senior public servant with addressing FoI compliance issues Monday February 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has recommended the Department of Home Affairs appoint an ‘information champion’ after an investigation found the department has…
Most federal government data breaches caused by human error, report finds Friday January 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The federal government has for the first time been named as one of the top five industry sectors to report data breaches.
Home Affairs ordered to pay asylum seekers over data breach Wednesday January 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Compensation ranging from $500 to more than $20,000 would be paid on a case-by-case basis, and would be assessed using five categories of loss or…
National privacy regulator set to publish COVID-19 app investigation findings Thursday November 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The incoming report will contain findings and recommendations from the first in a series of five assessments, which Angelene Falk says have examined compliance and…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Information Commissioner refers Senator Rex Patrick’s national cabinet challenge to the AAT Monday October 5, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk has ruled that Independent Senator Rex Patrick's legal fight over blocked national cabinet documents be referred…
Trust in federal government departments’ handling of personal information declining, survey finds Thursday September 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Trust in personal information handling by federal government departments has gone down by 14% since 2007, while trust in companies in general has declined by…
New resource helps agencies know when to conduct privacy-impact assessments Monday September 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has launched a new resource to help federal government agencies determine when they should conduct a privacy-impact…
OAIC publishes new privacy guidance for government agencies Monday May 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has called on government agencies to look at their privacy controls and build in privacy by design during…
