Privacy risk assessments critical for handling sensitive data News A recent incident in the Netherlands, where a database for COVID-19 test results and contact tracing systems was compromised, is a warning to Australian agencies…
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…
NSW privacy commissioner urges agencies to build public trust with transparency Tuesday May 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales New South Wales government agencies must be open and upfront with how they collect and use people’s information, according to the state privacy commissioner.
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…
Health accepts COVID-19 tracing app privacy recommendations, downloads soar Monday April 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology More than 1 million Australians have downloaded the new coronavirus contact tracing app less than a day after its release, according to health minister Greg…
Massive federal data integration project mostly compliant with privacy principles Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The federal government’s Multi-Agency Data Integration Project has published a new privacy impact assessment. The MADIP was established in 2015 and became fully operational in…
It's Privacy Awareness Week for public servants, campaigning pollies get a free pass Tuesday May 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that…
Wiggle-room reduction: draft APS privacy code out for consultation Wednesday July 5, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The public service -- at federal level at least -- will become only the third sector to be bound by a privacy code registered with…
