Children not getting the privacy message: OAIC
Australia’s privacy commissioner has urged web site and app developers to make their privacy messages more child-friendly.
Andrew Colley | 04 Sep | Read more
Australia’s privacy commissioner has urged web site and app developers to make their privacy messages more child-friendly.
Andrew Colley | 04 Sep | Read more
Adobe has agreed to allow an independent auditor to ensure it has taken sufficient to harden its systems following a cyber attack that left 38 million of its customers exposed to fraud in 2013.
Andrew Colley | 10 Jun | 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
Privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is “pleased” with the rate at which Australian businesses have embraced the overhauled Privacy Act 1988 in the year since significant changes to the legislation were introduced.
David Braue | 13 Mar | Read more
Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim released a new Privacy Regulatory Action Policy as the iappANZ Privacy Summit kicked off. Also instructive on the policy front was Scotland's National Health Service, which shared its experience meeting healthcare privacy requirements with attendees. Vodafone's head of privacy was also on hand, pointing out that economics is playing an increasing role in discussions about the risks of privacy.
David Braue | 25 Nov | Read more
At the opening keynote of the IAPPANZ Summit, Australia's Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim announced the release of his office's new Privacy Regulatory Action Policy.
Anthony Caruana | 17 Nov | Read more
The Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) Bill is back on the government agenda after it had a first reading in the Senate this week.
Hamish Barwick | 21 Mar | Read more
Some Australian IT professionals have admitted that their organisation won’t be prepared for the Privacy Act amendments which come into effect today, according to the results of a new survey.
Hamish Barwick | 12 Mar | Read more
Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has raised concerns with lengthy and complex website privacy policies after releasing the results from a privacy sweep of Australia’s 50 most visited sites.
Hamish Barwick | 14 Aug | Read more
The implications of data breaches can be severe for companies with potential financial losses and loss of customer trust.
Hamish Barwick | 27 Mar | 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
Vodafone will open its doors to the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, in the wake of allegations the telecommunications giant made the personal information of four million customers available on its website.
Hamish Barwick | 10 Jan | Read more