Who gets to use public sector data, for what purposes, and under what conditions? Whose data is it anyway? That is the debate at the heart of a proposal now being put ...
Putting a price tag on privacy
We’ve all heard the saying: “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” The underlying assumption of this phrase is that if we were paying for the product or ...
Why privacy is a public good in need of better protection
We don’t live in a bubble, so why do privacy laws act like we do? It may seem counter-intuitive, but privacy is very much a public good. If we think of managing privacy ...
Re-thinking transparency: If notice and consent is broken, what now?
The concept of consent may not yet be broken, but it is certainly under strain. Nowhere was this more evident than at the IAPP ANZ Summit in late 2019, where speaker after ...
Should I download the COVID-Safe app? The privacy pros and cons
Last Sunday evening, as I was cosily snuggled up on my sofa watching a murder mystery, my phone started beeping like mad. I had multiple text messages from friends and ...
