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Privacy advocates support data breach legislation

Digital Rights Watch welcomes the Government’s move to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme.

The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 will create a new obligation for organisations that store private information to notify individuals when their security systems have been breached.

Digital Defenders guide to privacy

Watchlist: data brokers

Most people are aware that websites and online services collect data about them in order to serve them with targeted advertising. They may also know that physical stores use ‘rewards’ programs such as loyalty cards to link purchases and serve consumers with targeted discounts and sale offers.

Watchlist: Algorithms and big data

More and more people talk about big data and algorithms to do all sorts of things. What are these concepts and what do they tell us about the world we live in?

Concerns around proposed amendments to Privacy Act

Digital Rights Watch have raised deep concerns over proposed changes to the Privacy Act, citing the need for community and expert consultation before any legislation is introduced.

Submission to Senate inquiry into Census 2016

In the lead-up to the 2016 Census, DRW raised concerns around the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ choice to make mandatory the collection, retention and protection of citizen’s names and addresses.