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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why “opt out consent” is an oxymoron
Recently via a LinkedIn debate prompted by my My Health Record blog, I was asked a number of questions by people in the health and tech sectors, along the lines of whether or ...
How to corrode your social licence in nine easy steps
A lesson from the Australian Government. Privacy missteps are eroding the public’s trust in the Government’s ability to achieve ambitious digital projects, and risking ...
