Hey get ready people, it’s almost Privacy Awareness Week! OAIC’s theme for 2019 is ‘Don’t be in the dark about privacy’, while OPC NZ and OVIC’s theme is ‘Protecting privacy is everyone’s responsibility’. No matter which slogan you prefer, the point i…
Archives for 2019
The ethics of artificial intelligence: start with the law
Imagine reading an ethical framework for organising birthday parties, which says that it will be important to meet legal requirements in terms of not making too much noise, that matching napkins and paper plates are fundamental to planning your party,…
My Privacy String: Tie up loose threads to avoid privacy risks
If a year ago I had attached a piece of string to the personal information I provided in order to enter an online competition, would I be surprised how many organisations had my string threading through them by now? Almost certainly my string would by…
It’s the data breach countdown: the top 10 risks to avoid
February marks 12 months since the start of the notifiable data breach scheme here in Australia, and nine months since the European notification scheme started under the GDPR. American notification laws have been running for years now. All of which me…
PPIPA turns 21: should we celebrate?
If 21 is the age at which a person is considered to have matured, what are we to make of a law when it turns 21? 2019 marks the 21st birthday of PPIPA (aka the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998), the key privacy statute in my home st…
