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Leading privacy advocate receives prestigious award for achievement

12 November 2009

Dr Roger Clarke, a leading privacy consultant, academic and advocate, was tonight announced as the winner of the Australian Privacy Medal 2009.

"Through his work, both professional and voluntary, Dr Clarke has helped influence the community and several generations of politicians, business leaders, public servants, and civil society activists to recognise and understand the importance of privacy protection in contemporary Australian society," said Karen Curtis, the Australian Privacy Commissioner.

The Medal was presented by Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig, Cabinet Minister and Special Minister of State, at a gala dinner held in Sydney.

Ms Curtis said that Dr Clarke had served the privacy field for more than three decades:

"Dr Clarke's consulting practice has assisted organisations on privacy strategy formation, privacy policy advice, and the conduct of privacy impact assessments," said Ms Curtis.

"In the academic sphere, Dr Clarke has published many papers on privacy and has made a particularly significant contribution to the development of thinking about privacy in the context of identity management and of new technologies.

"Dr Clarke has also served for many years as a privacy advocate with organisations such as the Australian Computer Society, Electronic Frontiers Australia, and the Australian Privacy Foundation."

In addition to the Australian Privacy Medal, the gala dinner also featured presentations to the winners of the Australian Privacy Awards 2009.

These included: the Victorian Department of Justice (Grand Award), Australian Health Management (Large Business Award), Loyalty Pacific - FlyBuys (Small-Medium Business Award), the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Symantec Government Award), and the Association of Market and Social Research Organisations (Community and NGO Award).

The Awards and Medal are sponsored by Symantec (Major Sponsor), Clayton Utz (Executive Sponsor), Google (Executive Sponsor), Microsoft (Sponsor), and the Child Support Agency (Sponsor).