An entity that is required to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 must take reasonable steps to protect the personal information it holds from misuse, interference and loss, as well as unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This extends to situations where an entity engages a third party to store, maintain or process personal information on its behalf.
Wayne Tufek | 28 Apr | Read more
Australia's increasing culture of data surveillance is reshaping conversations between software developers and clients working to minimise their data-security risk by implementing stronger security tools in a more user-friendly way, a prominent privacy advocate and developer has observed.
David Braue | 28 May | Read more
It may have been over a year since a major overhaul of Australia's privacy laws pressured organisations to manage sensitive information better, but professional security service providers are still helping customers come to grips with the new laws.
David Braue | 29 Apr | Read more
Australia's adoption of privacy requirements is an "exciting" development that will finally bring privacy out of the realm of academia and into the fabric of organisational policy, McAfee's chief privacy officer has predicted as long-awaited updates to the <i>Privacy Act 1988</i> take effect.
David Braue | 12 Mar | Read more
Organisations reviewing their exposure to new privacy policies need to remember that the full extent of personal data they collect may extend well past simple name and address information, an intellectual property lawyer has warned.
David Braue | 14 Feb | Read more
Australian privacy-enforcement authorities did not receive any complaints about the use of personally controlled electronic healthcare records (PCEHR) during the first year of their use, new figures confirm.
David Braue | 09 Dec | Read more
With new Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) coming into law in March 2014, Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim says now is the time for organisations to start preparing by conducting a review of privacy policies.
Hamish Barwick | 25 Jan | Read more