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Police body cameras have the potential to make private details about people’s lives, including some of the most stressful experiences of their lives, public and easily accessible online
A privacy expert says citizens will need to exercise their right to public protest if they want to preserve their privacy.
Australia has hesitated in the past to adopt a strong privacy framework. A new government review provides an opportunity to improve data protection rules to an internationally competitive standard.
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn’t protect.
The new bill would open the gates for your data to freely exchange hands between any ‘accredited’ agency. The proposal is more arrogant than it is effective.
An EU decision on international data movements shows Australia’s rules for safeguarding personal information may need a rethink.
In a country marred by systematic discrimination and continued social marginalisation, particular consideration needs to be given to the measures being used to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Some measures taken in China to contain the COVID-19 outbreak have raised concerns about patient privacy. As other countries bring in containment measures, will patient privacy be compromised?
Political parties protect themselves rather than voters in refusing to be bound by privacy laws.
A US judge has allowed police access to the major DNA database without users’ consent (including Australian users). It’s a timely reminder that we urgently need genetic privacy legislation.
Was The Sun’s story about England’s Ashes hero an invasion of privacy?
There’s no way an independent assessor will be able to actually monitor how Facebook might violate or abuse users’ privacy in key ways.
Biometric data is forever. Any employer seeking to collect it has big obligations to meet. And employees have the right to object.
Consumers want better protection for their data, and businesses want clear national laws. Yet there is virtually no consensus about what a broad privacy law should entail.
Aussie Farms’ have map showing locations where farms or producers treat animal cruelly has caused outrage with many claiming it is illegal. So, what does the law actually say about this?
The succession of data access legislation in the Australian parliament is fast becoming a Mad Hatter’s tea party. We need better oversight, and fast.
Financial institutions and stores judge our credit-worthiness based on how we handle our money. But we should be cautious of letting others compile our health data into a “wellness report.”
People’s most private information isn’t on paper locked in desks anymore – it’s online, stored on corporate servers. The Supreme Court now says some privacy protections cover that data.
Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Sessional Academic, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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PhD Law Candidate, University of New England
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Law, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Information; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Honorary Professor, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University