The new privacy act reform bill has some welcome amendments, but it doesn’t touch most of the substantive principles that were passed in 1988.
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Human Rights Watch has sounded the alarm over Australian children’s images found in a huge data set used to train AI models. It could be a breach of our privacy law.
With doxing suddenly on the national agenda, here’s what you need to know.
Cars can collect data via cameras, microphones, sensors, and connected phones and apps. Our privacy laws need urgent reform if these data are to be kept safe.
Current laws governing policing don’t take into account the capacity of AI to process massive amounts of information quickly – leaving New Zealanders vulnerable to police overreach.
An analysis of 12 popular apps’ privacy policies reveals a number of concerns, including confusing privacy messages and unnecessarily long data retention windows.
The proposals from the Attorney-General’s Department could help bolster Australia’s privacy laws — but there are some deficiencies.
There are many good proposals in Dreyfus’s reform paper. But they risk being lost once again among the voices of those whose interests are served by maintaining the status quo.
Cyber crime is arguably the top risk now facing any business. But things need to change if cyber-insurance is to be viable for most.
Optus made a public announcement about its breach but was not legally required to do so. This needs to change.
With up to 10 million plaintiffs, a successful class action against Optus over its identify data breach could easily be worth billions of dollars.
The terms of the Australian Privacy Principle 3.6 are quite clear. So why is there not a single published case of this law being enforced?
Data collection is big business in the US, but a bipartisan data privacy bill rapidly moving through Congress promises to affect the information websites, social media platforms and all other businesses collect.
Australians – and Australian governments – need to get more savvy about data privacy
A proposed online privacy code would give consumers more control over how tech companies collect and use their data
The ACCC’s inquiry was launched to address concerns about the market power of major digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, and their impact on Australia’s businesses and media.
Checking your credit report is a good way to ensure that incorrect information is not listed against you, and can protect you against identity theft.
Remote cameras used to track wildlife in Australia could pose a privacy risk, especially if the images they capture fall into the wrong hands.
Words matter – not just for building trust and understanding, but for weighing up legal issues. So maybe “open” and “shared” aren’t the right words to use when we refer to our data.
US privacy laws focus on informing consumers what’s happening with their data; other countries specifically restrict data collection and analysis.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law and Information Systems, UNSW Sydney
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PhD candidate, software engineer, University of New England
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Director, Centre for Internet Safety, University of Canberra
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Data protection and surveillance stream lead, Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Law Faculty, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Lecturer in School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England
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Associate Professor of Precision Agriculture Systems, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor in Commericial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Research officer, University of Sydney
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Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University
