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Information commissioners and ombudsmen urge public sector leaders to invest in data governance and proactive disclosure practices

Members remind agencies that good data governance is more important than ever

Statement
Freedom of Information
Information access

3 December 2024

Passing of bill a significant step for Australia's privacy law

The OAIC welcomes the passing of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

Media release
Legislation
Privacy

29 November 2024

Senate estimates opening statement November 2024

Read the opening statement delivered by Australian Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on 27 November 2024

Statement
Estimates

28 November 2024

Grubisa companies interfered with Australians’ privacy by scraping data

The Privacy Commissioner has found that scraping data to target vulnerable people by Master Wealth Control Pty Ltd and Property Lovers Pty Ltd was unlawful and interfered with the privacy of individuals

Media release
Determination
Enforcement
Investigation
Privacy

26 November 2024

Bunnings breached Australians’ privacy with facial recognition tool

The system via CCTV captured the faces of every person – likely hundreds of thousands of individuals – who entered 63 Bunnings stores between 2018 and 2021

Media release
Determination
Enforcement
Facial recognition technology
Privacy

19 November 2024

OAIC publishes guidance on tracking pixels and privacy obligations

New guidance will help private sector organisations meet their obligations under the Privacy Act when using third-party tracking pixels on their website

Media release
Privacy

4 November 2024

Annual report highlights OAIC’s work on privacy and information access rights

Annual report highlights OAIC’s work on privacy and information access rights

Media release

31 October 2024

Global privacy authorities issue follow-up joint statement on data scraping

The OAIC and 16 international data protection and privacy counterparts have released a joint statement with further expectations about how social media companies can better protect personal information

Media release
Artificial intelligence
Privacy

29 October 2024

New privacy guidance released for charities and other NFPs

The OAIC has released updated privacy guidance for not-for-profits

Media release
Privacy

22 October 2024

New AI guidance makes privacy compliance easier for business

New guides for businesses published today clearly articulate how Australian privacy law applies to AI and set out the OAIC’s expectations

Media release
Artificial intelligence
Privacy

21 October 2024

New Credit Reporting Code strengthens privacy protections

The OAIC today registered a new Privacy Credit Reporting Code 2024

Media release
Credit reporting

1 October 2024

OAIC closes investigation into 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd following uplift of privacy practices

The OAIC has concluded its Commissioner initiated investigation into the inadvertent reactivation of facial recognition technology FRT by 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd 7-Eleven

Media release
Privacy

27 September 2024

Mainstreaming access to information a must for IAID 2024

Information commissioners and ombudsmen highlight the importance of mainstreaming access to information and participation in a joint statement issued for International Access to Information Day 2024

Media release
Information access

26 September 2024

Digital platform regulators release working paper on multimodal foundation models

DP-REG has published a working paper on multimodal foundation models used in generative artificial intelligence

Media release
Artificial intelligence

19 September 2024

Report shows highest number of data breaches in 3.5 years

New statistics show the number of data breaches notified in the first half of 2024 was at its highest in 3 5 years

Media release
Data breach
Privacy

16 September 2024

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