Much of the work we do here at Salinger Privacy involves Privacy Impact Assessment of new projects. One of the things I love about PIAs is that they’re not just about ticking ...
GDPR & PbD: what Aussies need to know about new privacy laws
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you have probably at least heard about this new big thing in the privacy world called ‘GDPR’ … and maybe you have even ...
Just because you can disclose, doesn’t mean you should
Let’s talk about discretion and trust. And perhaps also the public interest. These are not the usual words I would use when introducing a discussion of the Disclosure ...
Hashing, Beyonce & rainbows: a lay person’s guide to de-identification
Are you embarrassed to admit that you don’t know your statistical linkage keys from your house keys? Think ‘hashing’ is something you do to potatoes, and ‘adding salt’ is ...
Mobiles, metadata and the meaning of ‘personal information’
The Federal Court has today determined not to resolve the great privacy question leftover like a bad hangover from 2013: When is information ‘about’ Ben, and when is it ...
