February 13, 2015
The Privacy Commissioner has just posted his most recent speech, titled Privacy Governance to the iappANZ on 11 February 2015. The Commissioner’s prose tends to the general and intentions and directions, when voice, are couched in such opaque terms that it would be easier to Read the rest of this entry »
December 11, 2014
The Privacy Commissioner has issued a statement titled Global privacy authorities urge app marketplaces to make links to privacy policies mandatory. The laxity in privacy protections and compliance with data protection laws, including proper privacy policies and consents have been a long standing concern. The Federal Trade Commission has been active in Read the rest of this entry »
September 13, 2014
On Wednesday 10 September the The Privacy Commissioner issued a press release Mobile apps must put user privacy first as part of a world wide review by regulators of mobile apps in May. The nub of the findings is that mobile apps fall far short in providing necessary information to users of what will be done with personal information. Nothing much new here. Mobile apps are woefully inadequate in both Read the rest of this entry »
August 26, 2014
The Privacy Commissioner has released a Data Breach Notification Guide. A reasonable document and quite consistent with international writings on the subject. The Privacy Commissioner makes the obvious point that Read the rest of this entry »
August 19, 2014
In an ongoing series the Privacy Commissioner has released another video on matters privacy. This addition to the collection is Is my real estate agent allowed to take photos in my house?
The youtube of the video is found here:
Is real estate agent allowed to take photos of my house
The transcript Read the rest of this entry »
August 11, 2014
The Privacy Commissioner has released a third video, this time titled How to access my personal information.
It is Read the rest of this entry »
August 8, 2014
The Privacy Commissioner has issued a statement about the Commonwealth Government’s data retention proposal.
In Australian Government’s data retention proposal — statement he Read the rest of this entry »
August 7, 2014
The Privacy Commissioner has released another educational video, How do I make a privacy complaint. The You tube of the video is Read the rest of this entry »
August 6, 2014
Curiously the Privacy Commissioner has today, 6 August, published on the OAIC web site notice titled Consultation on the revised Guide to information security although it is dated Monday 4 August. Time must move more slowly in Canberra.
The statement consultation period closes on Wednesday 27 August 2014. That is 3 weeks from today. Given the nature and importance of the issues surrounding information security, what should constitute reasonable steps and the developments in both law overseas and technological advances (and otherwise) why such an abridged timetable is warranted is more than a little perplexing.
The Consultation draft is found here.
The Consultation Information is found Read the rest of this entry »
August 4, 2014
Today thePrivacy Commissioenr released a video, the first in a series, on privacy.
It is found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCE_CkV58I
The transcript provides:
What is privacy?
In Australia, personal information is protected by the Commonwealth Privacy Act. Personal information is information that could identify you, like your name or a photo. Read the rest of this entry »