The catchy ring of the term digital doppelganger conceals a difficult reality A decision by the Privacy Commissioner highlights how individuals whose records are intertwined may suffer not only inconvenience but real harm

3 February 2025

The FOI Commissioner shares the results of our recent FOI practitioners’ survey and highlights key areas to act on to improve outcomes for agencies and the Australian community

13 January 2025

The Privacy Commissioner discusses the privacy implications of a social media ban for children and how stronger privacy laws could help shape the online environment into a better place for everyone

25 November 2024

The Privacy Commissioner shares important takeaways from her Bunnings determination for other retailers considering using facial recognition technology

19 November 2024

A recent OAIC decision highlights the importance that businesses safeguard personal information even when responding to public feedback or criticism such as a negative Google review

8 November 2024

A recent OAIC decision highlights the importance that businesses safeguard personal information even when responding to public feedback or criticism such as a negative Google review

8 November 2024

The OAIC has released new privacy guidance for not-for-profit organisations with advice on security and steps to help ensure compliance with retention and destruction obligations

5 November 2024

The OAIC has released new privacy guidance for not-for-profit organisations with advice on security and steps to help ensure compliance with retention and destruction obligations

5 November 2024

We cover when and why privacy should be considered by developers using personal information to train generative AI models how our new guidance fits in with that being published globally and how we see it continuing to apply as technology changes

21 October 2024

We cover when and why privacy should be considered by developers using personal information to train generative AI models how our new guidance fits in with that being published globally and how we see it continuing to apply as technology changes

21 October 2024

A key feature of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 is a mandate for the OAIC to develop a Children’s Online Privacy Code – we share why this is a much-needed initiative and our approach as the code developer

17 September 2024

A key feature of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 is a mandate for the OAIC to develop a Children’s Online Privacy Code – we share why this is a much-needed initiative and our approach as the code developer

17 September 2024

We provide an update on the application to vary the Credit Reporting Code including what we heard from stakeholders and how we are addressing feedback

30 August 2024