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Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work

Australia’s privacy laws have been woefully out of date for a long time – not fit to address the realities of the digital world.

The Conversation

Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

The Guardian - AU

Real estate agents under the microscope in Australian-first privacy ‘compliance sweep’

Businesses including pubs and car rental companies targeted to check if they use ‘power asymmetry’ to gather personal data and keep it too long

The Guardian - AU

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Privacy commissioner sues Optus over data breach

Australia's information commissioner is suing Optus over a 2022 data breach that impacted millions and resulted in private data being published on the dark web.

AAP

Qantas Data Breach Class Action Launched: Nearly 6 Million Could Benefit From It - Here's What We Know

Class action launched for 5.7M Qantas customers hit by data breach. Compensation sought via OAIC.

International Business Times UK

6 Million Qantas Customers Affected By Data Breach Could Receive Compensation

“We would encourage Qantas customers who were impacted by the breach to register with us.”

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Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots and United Australia parties hit with data breach

Data potentially compromised by the June ransomware attack includes banking records, contact details and employment history

The Guardian - AU

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Surge in refusals for freedom of information undermines trust in Australian government, watchdog warns

Refusal rate at its highest in a decade, prompting concern among transparency advocates

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s home affairs department has let staff use Signal since Covid lockdowns, documents show

Australian government’s use of Signal comes into focus after Trump administration group chat scandal

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s government agencies use encrypted messaging apps such as Signal. But should they?

Commonwealth agencies have a legal responsibility to preserve records – and security hygiene for device users still poses a challenge

The Guardian - AU

Pocock says politicians using encrypted messaging apps damages ‘health of our democracy’

Kevin Rudd once lobbied the Turnbull government for a UN position using encrypted app Wickr – and the messages could not be found

The Guardian - AU

Potential payouts for up to 300,000 Australian Facebook users in Cambridge Analytica settlement

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announces deal with Meta over scandal that may have affected 300,000 users

The Guardian - AU

Renters’ personal details allegedly stolen in Melbourne real estate agency burglary

Documents taken during break-in at Nelson Alexander agency in Northcote in October, police allege, and investigation under way

The Guardian - AU

Personal details of financially distressed Australians shared in ‘leads list’ of property development course

Master Wealth Control, trading as DG Institute, breached privacy laws by sharing names and addresses, regulator finds

The Guardian - AU

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Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response

"Our use of FRT was never about convenience or saving money but was all about safeguarding our business and protecting our team." The post Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data? We asked 50 professionals on the privacy front line

More of our personal data is now collected and stored online than ever before in history. The rise of data breaches should unsettle us all.

The Guardian - AU

Services Australia data breaches surge as scammers try to hack customer accounts using stolen details

Exclusive: Breaches linked to ‘social engineering’ rise by more than 440% after nine reported last year

The Guardian - AU

Privacy regulator drops pursuit of Clearview AI as Greens call for more scrutiny on use of Australians’ images

OAIC says decision stands that company must cease collecting images and delete those on record, but Clearview AI is yet to prove compliance

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The Guardian - AU

Medibank’s lack of multi-factor authentication allowed hackers to infiltrate systems, regulator alleges

Court documents allege insurer’s network was configured so that only a username and password was required to gain access

The Conversation

Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be – and the law isn’t protecting you

Australians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information. This is the core finding of a newly released report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The Guardian - AU

‘Absolute joke’: customers’ personal data exposed amid Pandemonium Rocks festival refund stoush

Information commissioner investigating data breach as ticket holders demand refunds because of amended lineup

The Guardian - AU

Secret Serco rating system for immigration detainees must be scrapped, say Greens

Senator Nick McKim says company’s ‘opaque’ SRAT security assessment tool ‘has severe implications for fundamental human rights’

The Guardian - AU

Second accidental data leak in four months ‘regrettable’, finance department says

Incident comes as data shows government sector breaches mostly caused by human error, not criminal acts

The Guardian - AU

TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits

The Conversation

Frank and far-reaching: Senate report recommends shake-up of the way freedom of information is handled

The most significant recommendation in the Senate inquiry report on the functionality of the Commonwealth FOI system is this: move the federal Freedom of Information (FOI) function from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s Office (OAIC) to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Office.

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