Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Kick and Reddit meet the criteria for social media platforms that must comply with Australia's social media age restrictions starting Dec. 10, the eSafety Commissioner announced Wednesday.
A new dashboard unveiled Tuesday is meant to help the media, the public and the entities required to report data breaches grasp the volume of such incidents that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner receives, it said.
Online wine wholesaler Vinomofo's failure to take reasonable steps to protect customers' personal information from security risks led to a data breach in 2022 affecting almost a million people, Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind said Wednesday.
It's "quite possible" to use body-worn cameras in compliance with New Zealand's Privacy Act, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said Thursday, according to a copy of a speech he delivered at a Police Association conference in Wellington.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner responded Friday to the publication of extracts from a document prepared during its investigation into a privacy complaint against American Express.
The Australian Information Commissioner advised taking a privacy-by-design approach in guidance for conducting age assurance under a social media kids ban taking effect Dec. 10.
Age-restricted social media platforms are "on notice" that they must comply with Australia's strict minimum age scheme, which takes effect Dec. 10, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind warned Friday.
The New Zealand Privacy Act “does not stand in the way of protecting children from harm,” Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said in a news release Thursday.
In the first civil penalties under Australia’s Privacy Act 1988, pathology provider Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) must pay $5.8 million ($3.9 million U.S.) in penalties as a result of a 2022 data breach, announced the Federal Court on Wednesday. During the breach, the personal information of more than 223,000 individuals was accessed and exfiltrated by an unauthorized actor.
Businesses shouldn't publicly shame shoplifters, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said Tuesday.