Opal Card data no shiny gem for NSW cops

Better places to snoop

17 July, 2014

Inquiry into unmanned aircraft calls for new laws

Safety and surveillance concerns have dominated a probe into the use of drones.

14 July, 2014

Gonski steps down as NeHTA chair, replaced by Hambleton

Immediate former head of the Australian Medical Association appointed to steer national eHealth project.

26 June, 2014

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 the conduct of online services and social media providers than identity theft and fraud. The report from the Office the Australian Information Commissioner has found […]

11 October, 2013

Public trust of privacy protections in government slipping

By Julian Bajkowski Public trust in how well the government handles the privacy of personal information that it holds has slipped over the last five years, according to new research released by the Office of the Information Commissioner. The OAIC’s latest Community Attitudes to Privacy report has found that trust in government agencies on the […]

11 October, 2013

NSW agencies covered by new cloud policy

By Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales government has added to a downpour of public sector cloud computing policy announcements in the past week, revealing the state’s departments and agencies will now be compelled to put the popular technology into the mix for assessment when making technology purchases. Announced by Minister for Finance and Services […]

3 September, 2013

New challenge to council CCTV use

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski A fresh row over how councils can use video surveillance and CCTV in New South Wales has erupted after moves by Local Government Minister Don Page to relax privacy regulations governing cameras encountered resistance from the Greens in the state’s upper house. The Greens have moved a motion that […]

28 May, 2013

Healthcare location trackers keep tabs on young and old

By Julian Bajkowski Healthcare providers in the public and private sectors are increasingly looking to fit controversial tracking devices to people as well as equipment in an effort to improve patient and public safety while also boosting the productivity and availability of costly hospital assets. According to the country manager for Allied Telesis Australia, Scott […]

29 April, 2013

Adelaide locks up bike riders

By Julian Bajkowski The South Australian government has extended the utility of its public transport smartcard to give bike-riding commuters in Adelaide access to new locked cages so they can securely stow their mounts at railway stations when connecting with trains. The move is part of a $17 million car park and amenity upgrade for […]

26 March, 2013

Opening up the QLD government

The Right to Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (“the legislation”) commenced on 1 July 2009.  Now that two years have passed, people are asking, “Are we there yet?”   Guided by the legislation the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) fulfills its role by publishing guidelines, providing awareness, education and training […]

8 July, 2011