Own Motion Investigation v Information Technology Company [2010] PrivCmrA 24

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Meaning of 'personal information'

Own Motion Investigation v Telecommunications Company [2010] PrivCmrA 16

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Security of personal information

Federal and ACT Government World Wide Web sites (May 1999)

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Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government Websites

March 2003 The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist Federal and ACT government agencies to adopt best privacy practice and comply with the Privacy Act in respect to their websites. If personal information may be transmitted, published, solicited and collected via the Internet, agencies need to consider the relevant privacy implications whe...

Guidelines on Workplace E-mail, Web Browsing and Privacy

Introduction Background The Technical Realities of E-mail Use and Privacy Jurisdiction and Legal Issues Developing a Policy Guidelines Conclusion Introduction The use of the Internet by governments and organisations has raised concerns about the privacy of staff e-mail and web browsing activities. Despit...

Privacy and Public Key Infrastructure: for Agencies using PKI to communicate or transact with individuals (December 2001)

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Information Sheet (Private Sector) 30 - 2010: ID scanning in clubs and pubs

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This information sheet is for private sector hospitality organisations like clubs and pubs that are covered by the Privacy Act.  It provides compliance tips and examples for when they copy, scan or otherwise collect personal information about their patrons.

Australian Privacy Commissioner obtains privacy undertakings from Google

9 July 10  Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has concluded her investigation into Google's collection of unsecured WiFi payload data in Australia using Street View vehicles.

Australians encouraged to mobilise their mobile phone privacy

5 May 10  Three Federal Government agencies have joined together to encourage Australians to think about privacy and security when using their mobile phones.

Privacy Commissioner tells pubs and clubs: Don't scan IDs unless you know your privacy obligations

4 May 10  The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has told pubs and clubs to familiarise themselves with their legal obligations when looking to collect patrons' identity information.

Media Release: Better e-security is key to enhanced privacy

6 June 2008 Marking the beginning of National E-security Awareness Week, 6-13 June 2008, the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has urged both organisations and the public to take extra care to safeguard their information on computer systems: "Many of the privacy breaches that my Office is aware of occurred not only because of...

Media Release: Protect your privacy on social networking sites, says Privacy Commissioner

18 December 2007 Recognising growing community concerns about the potential privacy risks associated with social networking websites, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued advice to Australians - especially teenagers - about protecting their personal information on these sites. "Many people are all too readily posting p...

Media Release: Privacy Commissioner advises pubs and clubs on ID scanning obligations

30 August 2007 The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has today issued advice to pubs, clubs and other organisations that scan peoples ID documents or are considering doing so to seriously consider their obligations under the Privacy Act. "If pubs and clubs that scan peoples ID fail to heed their obligations under the Privacy...

Media Release: Privacy Commissioner approves Biometrics Institute Privacy Code

27 July 2006 Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis has approved the Biometrics Institute Privacy Code, which comes into operation on 1 September 2006. "I am pleased to announce that I have approved the Biometrics Institute Privacy Code, submitted to my Office by the Biometrics Institute," said Ms Curtis. "This has...

Media Release: World's Privacy Regulators call for privacy friendly RFID tags

9/12/03 "Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags have great potential. They can help companies greatly improve the way they manage the supply of their products and so save consumers a lot of money. But they also have equal potential to invade personal privacy if deployed wrongly." The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, m...

Media Release: Public Key Infrastructure Guidelines

24 December 2001 "I am pleased to announce the release of Privacy and Public Key Infrastructure: Guidelines for Agencies using PKI to communicate or transact with individuals" said Malcolm Crompton, Federal Privacy Commissioner. "These guidelines will assist government agencies in addressing privacy issues when implementing Public Key In...

Media Release: Australians to deal with government securely online (PKI issues)

12/6/2001 "There are significant privacy issues for government agencies to address in implementing Public Key Infrastructures", said Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner as he issued the Offices consultation paper "Privacy Issues in the Use of Public Key Infrastructure for Individuals" for public comment. The Office has wor...

Media Release: PKI - Making sure it works for privacy

1/12/2000 PKI - Making sure it works for privacy The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has responded to government moves to use Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) by announcing its intention to issue guidelines on appropriate use of these technologies. The Office will be working with the National Office for the Information Economy on th...

Data-matching Explanatory Memorandum 1990

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Data-matching Explanatory Memorandum 1992

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Privacy and the Cloud

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Speech by Andrew Solomon, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Operations, to Cloud Computing Conference and Expo, 9 September 2010

Over the Horizon 2010

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Presentation by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, Over the Horizon 2010, Sydney, 11 June 2010

Privacy in Australia: Challenges and Opportunities

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Speech by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to Biometrics Institute, 27 May 2010

Smart Infrastructure and Privacy

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to Thinkfuture Smart Infrastructure Conference, Canberra, 12 March 2010

Privacy and Law Reform

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the AIAL Administrative Law Forum, Hotel Realm, Canberra, 7 August 2009

Good Privacy is Good Business

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the Trans Tasman Business Circle, Canberra, 24 March 2009

Privacy: Let's shout it from the rafters

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, 27 August 2008.

Securitypoint 2008 Seminar Series

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Speech by Andrew Hayne, Director (A/g), Policy, Canberra, 11 February 2008, Sydney, 13 February 2008, and Clare Vinecombe, Deputy Director (A/g), Compliance, Melbourne, 12 February 2008, Brisbane, 14 February 2008 to the Securitypoint 2008 Seminar Series, Privacy - Today and Tomorrow.

Biometrics and Privacy

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Speech by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to Biometrics Institute,ÿCanberra, 21 November 2007.

Top Ten Privacy issues

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the PIPA Conference 2007 ?Private Sector Privacy in a Changing World?, 20 September 2007, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Protecting the privacy of our citizens

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner to the Govtech Summit,19 July 2007.

Presentation to the Australian Communications and Media Authority's Information Communications Entertainment Conference.

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, 23 November 2006

Privacy essentials for electronic health records

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Speech by Andrew Hayne, Deputy Director, Policy, Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Delivered to Consumer Health Forum, electronic health records consumer representatives meeting, 4 April 2006.

The impact of computers on privacy: a virtual story.

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A speech delivered by Siobhan Jenner for the Striking a balance: Computer Audit, Control and Security 2005 Conference, at the Burswood Convention Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 23-26 October 2005.

Privacy in a Hi-Tech World:.Technology, Policing and Identity Management - Speech Notes

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Speech delivered by The Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, at 2nd International Policing Conference 2004, Adelaide, 3 November 2004.

Do people read privacy notices? New global work on improving the communication of important information about privacy practices - condensed (or highlights) notices

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Speech delivered by Robin McKenzie, director, Corporate and Public Affairs, delivered at the Privacy Contact Officers meeting, Canberra, 12 March 2004.

Proof of ID required? Getting Identity Management Right

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Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Australian IT Security Forum, Sydney, March 30.

Employee privacy and biometrics

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delivered by the Director of Corporate and Public Affairs, Robin McKenzie, to the 2003 Workplace Review Conference of the Association for Payroll Specialists, Sydney, November 26.

Privacy: Technology, Law and the Marketplace

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Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the 3rd IBM Privacy Technology Summit hosted by IBM Tivoli, Sydney, 8 September 2003.

Under the Gaze: Privacy, Identity and New Technology

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a breakfast presentation delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to senior ICT executives at a breakfast hosted by IBM Tivoli, Canberra, 7 May 2003.

Biometrics & Privacy

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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Security in Government Conference, organised by the Attorney-General''s Department, Canberra, 1 May 2003

The Privacy Act, employee records and email monitoring

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a speech delivered by Senior Policy Adviser Robin Mckenzie, to a workshop hosted by Clearswift Corporation, Perth, 5 March 2003.

Electronic Health Records: Privacy as an essential building block

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a presentation by Paul Armstrong, Director, Policy, Office of the Privacy Commissioner to the AFR 5th Health Congress, Sydney, 28 February 2003.

Under the Gaze, Privacy Identity & New Technology

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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Third Privacy Forum, hosted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner New Zealand, Wellington, 28 March 2003.

Marketing through new media channels

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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA), Sydney,ÿ8 November 2002.

Biometrics and Privacy - The End of The World as We Know It or The White Knight of Privacy?

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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner, to the Conference on Biometrics - Security and Authorisation, organised by the Biometrics Institute, Sydney, 20 March 2002.

Privacy, technology and the healthcare sector

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delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner, to The Australian Financial Review Fourth Annual Health Congress, Sydney, 28 February 2002

Privacy in the Information Age-New and Old privacy law in Australia - 15th August 2001

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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner to a lunch hosted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Melbourne, 15 August 2001

Privacy in the Information Age-New and Old privacy law in Australia - 8th August 2001

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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner to a lunch hosted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Brisbane, 8 August 2001

Preserving Privacy in a Rapidly Changing Environment

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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton,ÿPrivacy Commissioner, to the Fourth National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia, New Crimes or New Responses convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology held in Canberra 21 June 2001

Building Trust in the Online Environment

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Business-to-Consumer Dispute Resolution, a Conference jointly organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCPIL) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The Hague, 11-12 December 2000

The value of privacy to e-commerce

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Leukaemia Foundation Executive Breakfast, 22 August 2000

The Importance of Privacy to e-commerce: AIIA Seminar, 27 July 2000

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AIIA Seminar, 27 July 2000

The Privacy Bill: Implications for the private sector in the evolving information economy

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Australian Information Industry Association, 5 November 1999

Privacy Issues in an e-world

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Macquarie Graduate School of Management, 24 September 1999

Inquiry into Cyber Safety Issues Affecting Children and Young People; Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety (July 2010)

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Submission to the Australian Parliament's Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety inquiry into Cyber Safety Issues Affecting Children and Young People (July 2010)

Draft report: Engage Getting on with Government 2.0; Submission to the Government 2.0 Taskforce (December 2009)

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Submission on published draft report Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0. to the Government 2.0 Taskforce

Cyber Crime; HoR Communications Committee (June 2009)

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Digital Economy Future Directions: Consultation Paper; Submission to Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (February 2009)

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February 2009 Key Recommendations 1. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (the Office) welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the development of the Digital Economy Future Directions Paper (the Future Directions Paper) by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (the Department). 2. It is...

Australian Government E-security Review; Submission to the Attorney-General's Department (August 2008)

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August 2008 Executive Summary The Office supports the development of an e-security framework that responds appropriately and proportionately to existing and emerging e-security risks.  Effective privacy protections for information and communication technologies will both depend on, as well as support, strong...

Submission: Government's Information Technology Outsourcing Initiative (February 2001)

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Submission: E-Privacy (July 2000)

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Submission: Telemedicine - Supplementary (October 1997)

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Submission: Telemedicine (September 1996)

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