OAIC calls for better government transparency as privacy complaints surge
Enquiries taking longer to resolve as OAIC redoubles support for privacy, FOI objectives
David Braue | 23 Oct | Read more
Enquiries taking longer to resolve as OAIC redoubles support for privacy, FOI objectives
David Braue | 23 Oct | Read more
Years of investment in security have failed to stem the number of data breaches affecting Australian companies, with new figures bringing to 812 the number of compromises reported since the notifiable data breaches (NDB) scheme went into effect nearly a year ago.
David Braue | 07 Feb | Read more
New guidelines for data sharing have provided clarity for businesses around their privacy and data breach obligations, but 2019 will see even greater improvements as emergent California privacy guidelines trigger privacy protections across the globe.
David Braue | 28 Nov | Read more
Health minister Greg Hunt may have cited website interruptions as the reason for extending the opt-out period for the government’s My Health Record (MyHR) scheme, but the decision also gives more time to address privacy concerns that have seen frequently-compromised industry sectors rushing to boost data security.
David Braue | 16 Nov | Read more
Long-awaited quarterly figures on the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, published by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), demonstrated that Australia’s data-breach problem continues unabated, with hundreds of breaches reported over the period and massive volumes of customer records compromised.
David Braue | 06 Nov | Read more