privacy – Insights@Cofluence https://insights.cofluence.co Fri, 22 May 2020 04:28:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Knowing What To Look For: international Privacy Awareness Week https://insights.cofluence.co/paw2014/ Fri, 02 May 2014 04:21:26 +0000 http://insights.cofluence.co/?p=57961

Privacy complaints and enquiries are on the rise. We talk with Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner in the countdown to the international Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2014.]]>

Privacy complaints and enquiries are on the rise.  We talk with Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner in the countdown to the international Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2014.

Australian survey results suggest that 60% of people have chosen not to deal with an organisation because they were concerned about their privacy.  Australia commenced new privacy reforms on 12 March 2014 requiring organisations to be more transparent about their information handling practices. This means organisations have to include more information in their privacy policies.  But do consumers know what to look for in corporate privacy policies?

PAW is an initiative of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum (APPA) and participating Pacific Rim nations circle from South through North America, through Asia to Australia.

About Timothy Pilgrim

Timothy was appointed as Privacy Commissioner in 2010 after holding a number of senior management positions in a range of Australian Government agencies, including the Small Business Program within the Australian Taxation Office and the Child Support Agency.

Timothy has also played an important role in the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Privacy Framework, which aims to promote a consistent approach to information privacy protection across APEC member economies. Timothy has also been closely involved in developing a framework for privacy regulators around the world to cooperate on cross-border enforcement matters.

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  • Privacy Awareness Week
  • Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities forum (APPA)
  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Privacy Awareness Week
  • Privacy Awareness Week Australian partners
  • Privacy reforms (from 12 March 2014):
    • What the new reforms mean for business and government.
    • Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
  • A sampler of OAIC privacy resources
    • What to look for in a privacy policy poster
    • Privacy fact sheet 24: How changes to privacy law affect you
    • A quick summary of what is covered by privacy and who is covered by privacy laws
    • Summary of key findings in the OAIC survey report (+animated infographic)
    • OAIC quarterly statistics updates
    • OAIC Community attitudes to privacy survey  (including a summary of key findings)

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The Open Government Partnership is a 60-nation network and growing. After some two years, Australia’s Federal Government has just committed to joining the OGP. We talk with John McMillan, the Australian Government’s Information Commissioner, about what the OGP might mean for a nation well-known for its early adoption of Gov 2.0 and other forms of connected government.]]> The Open Government Partnership is a 60-nation network and growing.  After some two years,  Australia’s Federal Government has just committed to joining the OGP.

We talk with John McMillan, the Australian Government’s Information Commissioner, about what the OGP might mean for a nation well-known for its early adoption of Gov 2.0 and other forms of connected government.

Professor McMillan is a long-time advocate of the principles and practices of open government. His model for open government balances freedom of information with privacy protection and the promotion of information policy, and he offers some thoughts about the practical challenges facing Australia and other governments in the pursuit of greater openness, and the opportunities that OGP membership presents for collaboration.

One of the strong themes in information policy reform has been the need for a better framework to enable information sharing within government, between governments, and between government and the community, and that involves a commitment to open data, it involves a commitment to proper privacy and security protection – so governments need to be cooperative and [the OGP] is another platform for them to do that..

John McMillanAbout Professor John McMillan

Prof John McMillan AO was appointed Australian Information Commissioner in November 2010 to head a new office responsible for freedom of information, privacy protection and advice to government on information management policy.

John was formerly the Commonwealth Ombudsman from 2003–2010 and the Integrity Commissioner (Acting) for the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity in 2007. He is an Emeritus Professor of the Australian National University. He is co-author of a leading student text, Control of Government Action.

In the 1970s, John was a founding member of the Freedom of Information Campaign Committee, which led the public campaign for enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 . He is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and former President of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law.

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