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Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is an annual event to raise awareness of privacy issues and the importance of protecting personal information.

We run PAW in conjunction with state and territory privacy regulators and the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities forum.

Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) will be held from 4-10 May 2026. PAW is an annual initiative that promotes awareness of privacy rights and responsibilities and the importance of protecting personal information.

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