Privacy risk assessments critical for handling sensitive data News The role of privacy impact assessments (PIAs) in building trust among government agencies has been underscored by a privacy risk-management company. Annelies Moens, the managing
NSW privacy commissioner urges agencies to build public trust with transparency 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. Commissioner
OAIC publishes new privacy guidance for government agencies May 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has called on government agencies to consider their privacy controls during the 2020 Privacy Awareness Week. Starting May
Health accepts COVID-19 tracing app privacy recommendations, downloads soar 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 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 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 July 5, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Privacy management plans, privacy officers, privacy champions, privacy training and privacy impact assessments — federal agencies will soon have a more explicit set of rules
