Events, News
My Privacy Policy returns as a partner for PAW 2023
My Privacy Policy is once again pleased to be a partner for Privacy Awareness Week 2023 which returns 1 to 7 May. This year's theme is...
View ArticlePrivacy News
In the Media, Events, News and Opinion
Information, Opinion
COVIDSafe. But is your data?
Understandably, Australians are now more than ever concerned about their health, safety and privacy. So when the Australian Government releases an app to track...
View ArticleEvents, News
My Privacy Policy returns as a partner for PAW 2019
Privacy Awareness Week returns in 2019 from 12 to 18 May and My Privacy Policy is once again pleased to be a partner for...
View ArticleInformation, Opinion
My Health Record – what is it and should you opt out?
The Australian Digital Health Agency is a government-funded entity with the purpose of improving health outcomes for Australians through the delivery of digital healthcare...
View ArticleEvents
Did Cambridge Analytica acquire Australian user data from Facebook?
While Facebook deals with the (well documented) Cambridge Analytica fallout, questions remain as to whether any Australians personal data made up the 50 million...
View ArticleInformation
Will the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme impact your website?
What is the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme? The NDB scheme requires specific entities to notify individuals whose personal information has been involved in...
View ArticleNews, Opinion
Snapchat’s Snap Map: is there a genuine privacy concern?
When Snapchat released its latest app update, privacy concerns related to the new Snap Map feature dominated news headlines. This new feature could pinpoint...
View ArticleEvents, News
PAW 2017 Launches May 15th
Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2017 kicks off on May 15th till 19th with the theme ‘Trust and Transparency’. Along with a number of online...
View ArticleNews
Is the Australian Census a Privacy concern?
Privacy concerns have occupied top spot of the 2016 Census news since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced late last year that it...
View ArticleInformation
What can we learn from organisations who rely on trustful relationships?
Companies often talk about the value proposition of their products or services, as though the only thing that makes a consumer buy is where...
View ArticleEvents, News
My Privacy Policy returns as a partner for PAW 2016
A privacy policy is there to inform a user of how a particular website will collect and manage their personal information. If you are...
View ArticleInformation
Privacy and security education with Google – a dedicated site
A privacy policy is there to inform a user of how a particular website will collect and manage their personal information. If you are...
View ArticleInformation
AVG Privacy Policy: why being too honest is exactly what we needed
Our last article had a look at what happens when a company ‘slips in’ some potentially major changes into their privacy policy. Long story...
View ArticleInformation
Spotify privacy policy: why being upfront is better than saying sorry
The latest privacy policy faux pas belongs to online music service Spotify, who were publicly annihilated for a privacy policy update which may allow...
View ArticleInformation
Is Windows 10 a privacy concern?
The long-awaited Windows 10 came out as a free upgrade after endless bemoaning and complaints from Windows 8 users, which was massacred by the...
View ArticleInformation
What’s next after updating your privacy policy
You’ve just updated your privacy policy, uploaded it to your site and gone back to work. While our privacy policies are quick and easy...
View ArticleOpinion
Unisys Security Insights report reveals varying support on social media data mining
The release of the Unisys Security Insights: Australia report earlier this month attracted a great deal of media attention around the following 2 statistics:...
View ArticleNews
Companies in a tight grip between consumers and OAIC with APP compliance
A recent examination of over 1,000 major Australian companies has shown that more than half are not fully compliant in regards to the Australian...
View ArticleEvents, Information
PAW 2015 Wrap-up
Privacy Awareness Week 2015 SEVEN DAYS The length of Privacy Awareness Week TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE The number of partners that signed up with...
View ArticleEvents, Information
What is PAW 2015?
#2015PAW You may have read on social media that Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2015 starts this Monday, 3rd May – but what exactly is...
View ArticleInformation
Does a privacy policy help with SEO?
There are several factors that can impact on site’s search engine optimisation (SEO) performance, but does having a privacy policy help? Yes, in a...
View ArticleInformation
Data Retention laws and APP 12
In a recent article we covered a Telstra customer’s metadata request and mentioned that the upcoming data retention laws were about to be put...
View ArticleNews
Telstra, metadata, and the power of APP 12
We recently read in the media that a technology reporter has finally (after 20 months) won the right to receive access to their metadata...
View ArticleEvents, News
My Privacy Policy becomes partner for PAW 2015
My Privacy Policy has been announced as a 2015 Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) partner. We are pleased to be a part of this year’s...
View ArticleNews
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) – One Year On
It’s been almost a year since the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) came into effect on March 12th 2014, replacing the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs)...
View ArticleInformation, News
Is Airbnb a privacy concern?
A story has been making the rounds in the general press stating that Airbnb has been requesting users to submit videos of themselves as...
View ArticleInformation
New ACT Privacy Laws – Territory Privacy Principals (TPPs)
From Monday 1st September, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will introduce a new set of Territory Privacy Principals (TPPs). As part of the...
View ArticleInformation, News
OAIC disbanded due to budget cuts
As of January 1st 2015, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will no longer be in operation due to budget cuts, which...
View ArticleIn the Media, News
My Privacy Policy gets featured by Smart Company
Today, My Privacy Policy was interviewed by Smart Company’s Jesse Hill, with a feature article under their ‘Technology’ section. Titled ‘Australian start-up to help...
View ArticleIn the Media, News
My Privacy Policy gets featured by Australia Infront
Today, we were featured by collaborative creative site Australia Infront following a press release distributed to founder Justin Fox. The message was distributed throughout their...
View ArticleEvents, News
Privacy Awareness Week 2014
Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is an initiative by the Asia Pacific Authorities Forum (APPA) with an aim to increase awareness on privacy issues. This...
View ArticleInformation
Why the need for simplified and extended privacy policies?
‘Fine Print’ gets it’s name because it generally covers all the necessary legal jargon (and sometimes loopholes), which allow organisations to cover information that...
View ArticleEvents, News
Why your business needs to be ready for March 12th
The Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 was passed in Parliament on November 29th 2012 and was the biggest change to the privacy...
View Article