Australia's Privacy Act：オーストラリアのプライバシー法関連記事（随時更新）
ACCC 'World First': Australia's Federal Court Found Google Misled Users
Companies are allowed to track users as much as they like — as long as they spell it out in the fine print. But a ground-breaking Australian legal judgement should give them pause.
This Privacy Awareness Week looks at Possible Reforms
The reforms should balance between empowering and protecting consumers, while at the same time ensuring economic growth.
Govt data sharing plan ‘violates expectations’
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have warned. The data-sharing plan, which expands the...
Australia proposes Privacy Act 1988 reforms inspired by EU’s GDPR
Proposal focuses on ways for ‘public trust’ to be rebuilt, but legal experts remain ambivalent
Proposal to Increase Penalties for Privacy Breaches
In light of concerns over how personal data is being used by social media platforms and tech companies, the Commonwealth Government has proposed amendments to the Privacy Act in order to mor
Australian Privacy Act Under Review
In December 2019, the Australian Government announced it would conduct a review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). A year has almost passed and finally the Australian Government has publi
Australia plans Privacy Act review, consultation
The Attorney-General's Department of the Australian Government announced the Privacy Act 1988 will come under a wide-ranging review.
No easy answers on how to best protect our privacy
Deliberate, often nasty, intrusions of privacy include snooping into someone's bank records, webcams set up to film a flatmate in the shower and “revenge porn” uploaded onto Facebook.
Most want govt to do more to protect privacy - Government News
Only 40 per cent of Australians think their personal data is well protected by government.
Govt kicks off long-awaited Privacy Act review
Terms of reference released.
Australian privacy law review kicks off - Which-50
The long awaited review of Australia’s privacy laws began today with the release of an issues paper and terms of reference. The government committed to
Data privacy: stricter European rules will have repercussions in Australia as global di...
An EU decision on international data movements shows Australia's rules for safeguarding personal information may need a rethink.
How Safe Is “COVIDSafe” – Australia’s COVID-19 Contact-Tracing App?
As the world struggles to deal with the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), governments are turning to technology to help “flatten the curve” and slow the rate of transmissions.
What’s on the table for Australian privacy law reforms? - Which-50
Adtech’s opaque data collection practices are under the regulator's microscope and targeted advertising could become opt-in only under potential reforms