The OAIC has wound up is CovidSafe privacy reporting and confirmed that all CovidSafe app data has been wiped.
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Digital platform regulators make algorithms a top priority
Australia’s leading consumer and privacy bodies have identified the use of algorithms by digital platforms as a hot topic.
Government agencies report 34 data breaches
Government agencies reported 34 data breaches over the last six months, with most taking longer than a month to put it on the record.
Zero complaints made about COVIDSafe app
There hasn’t been one complaint about the COVIDSafe app since it was released.
DTA finds ‘overwhelming’ support for digital identity
The DTA says there’s strong support for expanding digital identity.
Human error main cause of govt data breaches
The Australian government has made it into the top five industry sectors for notifications of data breaches.
Most want govt to do more to protect privacy
Only 40 per cent of Australians think their personal data is well protected by government.
Data notification law starts today – as Privacy Commissioner says goodbye
Timothy Pilgrim, retired public servant The world is very different now, but many of us don’t know it. From 22 February 2018 Australia has a new Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB)…
Open data – too much sharing, too little care
Who’s reading your health information now? There can be benefits from sharing health and other personal information among health care professionals and researchers. But any such sharing must be based…
Privacy watchdog finds Australians worried over social media protections
By Julian Bajkowski The federal government’s privacy and data watchdog has delivered the biggest stocktake of community attitudes to privacy issues in five years, revealing people are more worried about…