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Commissioner’s US diary - part two John Edwards
21 April 2017 at 14:39

This year’s opening keynote speeches on day two of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington DC were by Tristan Harris and JD Vance.

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Commissioner’s US diary – part one John Edwards
21 April 2017 at 13:07

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit in Washington DC is probably the biggest event on the annual privacy calendar.

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Centrelink hits trouble with information matching Charles Mabbett
10 February 2017 at 10:30

The controversy embroiling Centrelink, the Australian government agency that provides welfare payments, shows no sign of abating as a public and political backlash continues over its apparent mishandling of a debt recovery programme.

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Concession travel and privacy in NSW Nicole Walker
1 February 2017 at 11:46

Many people in New Zealand - such as students and the elderly - use a concession that gives them a free or subsidised fare on public transport. In order to assess whether someone is eligible for these concession cards, the transport provider collects personal information. This information includes things like student ID cards, tertiary student ID cards or other photo ID. 

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Asian Privacy Scholars Network 5th International Conference Joy Liddicoat
11 January 2017 at 09:34

Privacy scholars from the Asia Pacific region recently gathered to share research, ask difficult questions, push the boundaries of privacy concepts and grapple with the challenges of new technology. Several themes emerged including cultural concepts of privacy, the pervasive collection of personal information, challenges to rights of access to personal information and the impact of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities meet in Mexico Joy Liddicoat
9 January 2017 at 12:28

The 46th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum (APPA) was hosted by the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI), in Manzanillo, Mexico, from 30 November to 2 December 2016.

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Sir Bruce Houlton Slane Charles Mabbett
8 January 2017 at 09:50

Sir Bruce Houlton Slane KNZM, CBE, LLB practiced law in New Zealand for almost 50 years, including 11 years as the country’s first Privacy Commissioner.

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Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett
20 December 2016 at 15:23

The Ashley Madison data breach had its enforcement postscript this month, with the dating website’s parent company agreeing to settle with privacy authorities by paying $US1.6 million.

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