Australian Privacy Foundation

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[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

Remove The Winki Pop Surf Cam – Respect Bells Beach - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/6G9uXi4Ewo

You can read more about this issue in the recent #Surfveillance report from APF's @DrMoniqueMann & Ian Warren @DeakinCrim for @Surfrider
https://t.co/6Mt1Ye4SJc

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

New report out from APF Board Member @DrMoniqueMann & Ian Warren
@DeakinCrim, for @Surfrider Surf Coast Branch on #Surfveillance & the unregulated @swellnet SurfCam overlooking the iconic Bells Beach Surfing Recreational Reserve
#privacy
https://t.co/6Mt1Ye4SJc

[Edward Santow @esantow]

Our privacy law is dangerously out of date. The Gov't has proposed modernising our law to protect Australians' privacy while safeguarding journalism & business.

Over the last 20 years vested interests have repeatedly blocked sensible privacy reform. We can't allow that this time

[TechPolicyDesignCentre @TPDesignCentre]

The 1st episode of #TechMirror for 2023, Anna Johnston fm @SalingerPrivacy takes on the notion that privacy is dead.

Along w David Vaile, Chair of @apf_oz & @SunitaBose fm @DIGIAUS, @_JohannaWeaver dive into the Privacy Act Review.

📢 Listen here: https://t.co/Rj3wX0WNWz

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

Government’s privacy review has some strong recommendations – now we really need action
@brucearnoldlaw provides commentary on the report released by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus earlier this week.
#privacy #auspol
https://t.co/6qf5ZTV2Do

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

Not Big Brother, but close.
@ausma_b, a surveillance expert and PhD Candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University, explains some of the ways we’re all being watched, all the time.
#privacy #surveillance

https://t.co/OEwcGNweLI

[Uncommon Sense 3RRR FM @UncommonSense3R]

A #VicVotes related issue that hasn't made it into media coverage or political debates: @juanitafernando from @apf_oz discusses Labor's concerning plans to share every Victorian's health data in a centralised database with no way for individuals to opt-out https://t.co/yqFL7dMlUs

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

We've just set up a Mastodon account. You can find us there at https://t.co/S3ZFYvQUfl

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

The addition of a card-number is no solution to driver licence data being compromised. Retention of authentication-data in databases creates an unmanageable vulnerability. Our #privacy protections depend on data deletion.
#auspol https://t.co/LFSpn3vAf9

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

The addition of a card-number is no solution to driver licence data being compromised. Retention of authentication-data in databases creates an unmanageable vulnerability. Our #privacy protections depend on data deletion.
#auspol https://t.co/LFSpn3vAf9

[Dr Katharine Kemp @Katharine_Kemp]

My article "'A rose by any other unique identifier': Regulating consumer data tracking & anonymisation claims" is here https://t.co/SV3A2OYwrT on SSRN now, published by @CompPolicyInt TechReg Chronicle @grahamgreenleaf @apf_oz @UNSWLaw @UNSWAllensHub @gerardbrody @FrankPasquale

[Dr Katharine Kemp @Katharine_Kemp]

Interview w/ A Current Affair last week is up for a couple of days- re data collectn attitudes post-Optus & data collectn from 3rd parties @ https://t.co/RggZ7a9Gzi if you have 9Now
It's has been edited down, so some non sequiturs @apf_oz @grahamgreenleaf @UNSWLaw @__chandnigupta

[Deakin Criminology @DeakinCrim]

Join Ariel Bogle, Suelette Dreyfus and Angus Murray for the launch of @DHarkin and @DrMoniqueMann's report, Securing Australian Journalism from Surveillance: https://t.co/YiY3x5gFUo

[Dr Katharine Kemp @Katharine_Kemp]

This is the link to my longer ABC Radio interview about data enrichment https://t.co/Gl7KqqxDuD (from 8:20 to 22:00) or shorter one https://t.co/onNSfuNsbD w/ 6PR Perth Radio - or one from ABC TV on Optus last week https://t.co/v01glm0Dqo @grahamgreenleaf @apf_oz @UNSWLaw

[@[email protected] @LiamPomfret]

The situation around Optus’ data breach (don’t call it a “hack”, the API was open to the internet) just goes to show why #privacy is a #natsec issue. The solution isn’t more data sharing. We need stronger privacy protections, with real teeth for gross failures like this. #auspol

[Office of the Australian Information Commissioner @OAICgov]

We have been contacted by Optus and made aware of their data breach. Following any data breach, individuals should look out for suspicious or unexpected activity on their personal accounts or devices. 1/2

[Australian Privacy Foundation @apf_oz]

A little-known provision of the Privacy Act makes it illegal for many companies in Australia to buy or exchange consumers’ personal data for profiling or targeting purposes. It’s almost never enforced. @Katharine_Kemp argues @OAICgov should take action. https://t.co/vvqr90DIP6

[Trent 💊🆔 @trentyarwood]

for those who weren't paying attention, @efa_oz, @DRWaus, @apf_oz and @FutureWiseAU - amongst others did indeed predict exactly this.

[Trent 💊🆔 @trentyarwood]

If only someone could have predicted this would happen!

https://t.co/BTMZV28L4i

[InnovationAus @Innov_Aus]

Zero privacy training at Victoria Police for over a year | @_brandonhow

@VictoriaPolice @SvenBluemmel @OVIC_AU @apf_oz #police #auspolice #vicpolice #breach #privacy

https://t.co/9dMicrv5Bf