Peter A Clarke https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner releases report on 60 organisations compliance with privacy obligations regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence Tik Tok settles with US Department of Justice for child privacy breaches in the sum of US $400 million (Aus $559 million). Shiny Hunters gang strike again hacking 7-Eleven Spanish Data Protection Agency identifies first reported data breach carried out by an AI agent. Latitude Finance fined $3.96 million for 2nd breach of spam laws Another Council looks to ban smart glasses on its premises. This time Yarra Council wants to ban smart glasses from pools, gyms, playgrounds and childcare centres. Big statement, enforcement will be interesting More than one million people affected by data breach of Mathspace in Australia and New Zealand. While the data breach is serious Mathspace announcement is excellent and provides real information to customers rather than the usual boilerplate organisations often adopt US President issues executive order requiring agencies to upgrade cyber defence with the assistance of AI Federal Trade Commission fines Avast for deceptive privacy claims and distributes $15.3 million to affected users The Privacy Commissioner releases exposure draft of the Children’s Online Privacy Code today Federal Trade Commission takes action against Match & OK Cupid for sharing personal information with third parties Origin now admits to cyber breach affect 900,000 after “initial review”. The dreadful response to this data breach continues Quest suffers data breach on 17 August 2026 and promptly advises customers. Sometimes businesses do the right thing. SA Health data breach over employee accessing Tony Modra’s medical records. Highlights the generally poor record of the health sector in maintaining data security Melbourne International Film Festival suffers data breach Privacy Complaints surge, backlog grows and while the regulator is more active the results are sobering. Thankfully there is now a statutory tort of serious invasion of privacy for those who do not wish to proceed down the complaint path Origin cyber attack, hugely embarrassing and poorly managed Quantum computing and cyber security The PM’s speech on AI Data breach access names and email addresses of Victorian students Nick Scali hit by ransomware and reportedly engaging with hacker through an intermediary Fiig Securities fined $2.5 million for cyber security failures in first action against financial services licensee for this sort of breach Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission commences consultation on guidelines regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in the context of personal information under the Personal Data Protection Act Prime Minister’s bank records accessed, breach of privacy Regulatory crackdown on smart glasses use at the Council level, lots of correspondence at the Federal Level. The situation is not satisfactory however there are already causes of action to deal with invasions of privacy Privacy Commissioner publishes investigation into Medmate Australia. The use of tracking pixels to collect and use personal information. Significant data breaches in Australia in May 2026 with the Canva data breach heading the list Privacy Commissioner starts 2026 with compliance sweep of privacy policies of 60 entities in the rental & property, chemists and pharmacists licensed venues, car rentals & car dealerships and pawnbrokers & second hand dealer industries UK Information Commissioner fines a password manager 1.2 million pounds for data breach Australian Government releases its response to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report on the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill Quantum computing will soon be here and ubiquitous. It will have a huge impact on data security and privacy generally. Time to prepare now. The House of Representatives commences inquiry into cyber security for small to medium sized businesses and Organisations Smart glasses not going to be banned or moritorium on their import. Commonwealth Government releases 2nd tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 New South Wales Auditor General highlights inadequacy of security and privacy protections in NSW public schools Five eyes release statement on cyber security. A call to action Origin energy data breach…a salutory lesson ofwhat happens when you don’t respond quickly, candidly and coherently from the outset National Institute of Science and technology issues guidelines on how manufacturers can restore operations after a cyber attack Australian Information Commissioner releases the its annual report. Hidden cameras in Horsham Town Hall changing rooms is shocking but a more common phenomana than people realise Report of 2025 Global Privacy Network sweep highlights problems with websites and apps used by children Misuse of CCTV surveillance highlights privacy breach potential of the technology Privacy Commissioner releases report on data breach notifications in 2025. No surprises. An all time high. And those are just the data breaches reported UK Information Commissioner releases guidance on Internet of Things used in products and services Government warning over doctors’ use of AI compromising privacy Federal Trade Commission bans Kochava from selling location data because of past misbehaviour of selling location data linked to mobile devices The Privacy Commissioner releases a report of a survey on Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Parliamentary Research Service releases report on NSW privacy law and tort of serious invasion of privacy Partnered health, owner of GP clinics in Australia, suffers significant data breach UK Information Commissioner reprimands UK Post Office over data breach relating to the Horizon IT scandal