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Submission: Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 | in Uncategorised

In response to the Optus data breach, the Attorney General introduced a bill to parliament to make changes to the Privacy Act. For more detail about the proposed changes in the Bill, read our explainer here.

Media Release: New report shows how big-tech is undermining local creative and media industries

Posted on November 8, 2022 | in Media releases

The growing power of big tech platforms in the internet economy is hurting local industries and harming communities according to a new report from Digital Rights Watch.

Tougher penalties in the Privacy Act are a good start, but not enough

Posted on October 26, 2022 | in Articles

In response to the Optus data breach, the Australian government has introduced a new bill to make changes to the Privacy Act.

Cheat sheet: getting privacy reform right

Posted on October 26, 2022 | in Articles

The Optus and Medibank breaches have demonstrated an urgent need for reform to the Privacy Act, but we need to make sure the changes are meaningful and address long-standing issues and are not just knee-jerk reactions. Below is a high-level overview of key areas for reform to the Privacy Act.

Campaign win: NSW School asked to halt kids' fingerprint scanning

Posted on October 17, 2022 | in Articles

In early September it was reported that a high school in Sydney was scanning kids’ fingerprints to access the bathroom.

Privacy reform is important

Posted on October 11, 2022 | in Articles

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