Investigation reports

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  • MBS/PBS data publication
    Date

    23 March 2018

    Summary

    MBS/PBS data publication Publication date: 23 March 2018Download the print versionExecutive summaryOn 1 August 2016, the Department of Health published on data.gov.au a collection of Medicare Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule related data. The data consisted of claims information for a 10% sample of people who had made a ...

    23 March 2018

  • Ashley Madison joint investigation
    Date

    24 August 2016

    Summary

    Ashley Madison joint investigation Publication date: 24 August 2016Joint investigation of Ashley Madison by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Australian Privacy Commissioner and Acting Australian Information CommissionerDownload the print versionSummary1 Avid Life Media Inc. (ALM)[1] is a company that operates a number of adult dating websites. The largest ...

    24 August 2016

  • Multicard Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report
    Date

    1 May 2014

    Summary

    Multicard Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report OverviewOn 11 February 2013, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened an own motion investigation into Multicard Pty Ltd (Multicard). This was in response to information received from the Office of Transport Security (OTS) that personal information of a large number ...

    1 May 2014

  • Cupid Media Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report
    Date

    1 June 2014

    Summary

    Cupid Media Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report Publication date: 1 June 2014OverviewCupid Media Pty Ltd (Cupid) operates over 35 niche dating websites based on personal profile including ethnicity, religion and location. On 13 December 2013, the Australian Privacy Commissioner (the Commissioner) opened an own motion investigation into Cupid. This ...

    1 June 2014

  • AAPT and Melbourne IT: own motion investigation report
    Date

    15 October 2013

    Summary

    AAPT and Melbourne IT: own motion investigation report Publication date: 15 October 2013OverviewOn 6 August 2012, the Australian Privacy Commissioner (the Commissioner) opened an own motion investigation into AAPT Ltd (AAPT) and Melbourne IT Ltd (Melbourne IT) in response to media reports that a server holding AAPT customer information had ...

    15 October 2013

  • Medvet Science Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report
    Date

    10 July 2012

    Summary

    Medvet Science Pty Ltd: own motion investigation report Publication date: 10 July 2012OverviewMedvet Science Pty Ltd (Medvet), trading as Medvet Laboratories, has been found in breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) following an investigation by the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim (the Commissioner).On 20 July 2011, the Commissioner opened ...

    10 July 2012

  • Pound Road Medical Centre: own motion investigation report
    Date

    1 July 2014

    Summary

    Pound Road Medical Centre: own motion investigation report Publication date: 1 July 2014OverviewOn 13 December 2013, the Australian Privacy Commissioner (the Commissioner) opened an own motion investigation into Pound Road Medical Centre (PRMC). This was in response to media reports that there were boxes of unsecured medical records at 16 ...

    1 July 2014

  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia: own motion investigation report
    Date

    16 February 2011

    Summary

    Vodafone Hutchison Australia: own motion investigation report Publication date: 16 February 2011BackgroundThe Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim opened an own motion investigation under section 40(2)[1] of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in response to media reports that the personal information of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (Vodafone) customers had been compromised.Media reports ...

    16 February 2011

  • Dell Australia and Epsilon: own motion investigation report
    Date

    1 June 2012

    Summary

    Dell Australia and Epsilon: own motion investigation report Publication date: 1 June 2012OverviewOn 19 April 2011 the Australian Privacy Commissioner (the Commissioner) commenced two own motion investigations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) after Dell Australia Pty Limited (Dell Australia) advised the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of ...

    1 June 2012

  • DonateBlood.com.au data breach (Precedent Communications Pty Ltd)
    Date

    7 August 2017

    Summary

    DonateBlood.com.au data breach (Precedent Communications Pty Ltd) Publication date: 7 August 2017Download the print versionExecutive summaryPrecedent Communications Pty Ltd (Precedent) managed the website www.donateblood.com.au for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (the Blood Service).On 5 September 2016, a Precedent employee inadvertently saved a backup of a database file containing information ...

    7 August 2017

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