ACCC fines Meta … two cops on the privacy beat

In July 2023, the Australian Federal Court ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta...

06 October, 2023

It depends … some findings from Australia’s Attitude to Privacy Survey

Interested in what Australians think about privacy, use of AI and facial recognition and the...

27 August, 2023

The AFP in trouble again for its use of AI … with no privacy impact assessment

The OAIC are again investigating the Australian Federal Police over AI surveillance concerns, this time...

27 July, 2023

A new OAIC or back to the future?

This month the Commonwealth Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, announced that a stand-alone Australian Privacy Commissioner will...

16 May, 2023

Privacy Awareness Week 2023: Back to basics

Privacy Awareness Week 2023 is May 1 to 7, 2023. This year the theme is...

25 April, 2023

Privacy Act Amendments: Real deterrent or window dressing?

With Optus and Medibank data breaches affecting over 10 million Australians, many have pointed to...

09 November, 2022

OAIC vs ACCC: Who’s leading the fight for data protection?

What can we learn from the HealthEngine case? Is the ACCC taking over from the...

09 November, 2020