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“Those organisations that have put in the work are at a massive disadvantage when companies like Latitude are allowed to make mistakes on this scale. Unless the market incentives are changed, we will continue to see data breaches like this. Australians are fed up.”.

“Enough is enough,” said Justin Warren @jpwarren, Chair of EFA. “There is now no credible reason to deny Australians the privacy protections we’ve been demanding for years.”.

Public statement: The massive Latitude Financial data breach proves privacy must take priority.

RT @johnbuckley_: New: A ransomware gang claims to have stolen 375 gigabytes worth of employee and customer data from the Australian real e….

This will not change until individuals can seek redress for the harm they suffer when companies fail to adequately protect data they collect about us.

RT @DRWaus: "An ABC investigation has identified large swathes of previously unreported confidential material that is widely available on t….

RT @TheRegister: Meta fined $275m after data-scraping fiasco leaked 533m Facebook users' profiles

RT @SalingerPrivacy: HOT OFF THE PRESS: .The Bill to amend the Privacy Act to increase penalties and OAIC powers has now passed both Houses….

RT @samfloreani: the ALP just said that the AG's department will deliver the report on the review of the Privacy Act ***by the end of this….

RT @JarniBlakkarly: Doesn't have to be Optus or Medibank, interested in people's recent conversations with any company holding their data.….

RT @samfloreani: Great to see the @Greens @DavidShoebridge calling for a civil cause of action for serious invasion of privacy https://t.co….

Police used encryption powers without rigorous controls. “instances of statutory non-compliance, or, at best, a failure by agencies to demonstrate compliance with key safeguards and requirements” had occurred.

RT @AUS_Hansard: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee - Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bi….

RT @DavidShoebridge: This is it in a nutshell - Parliament has required ever more data collection often under the guise of 'national securi….

RT @DRWaus: Today we're appearing at a public hearing for the senate inquiry into the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other….

RT @DavidShoebridge: Reminder from @efa_oz that "you can't lose what you don't have" - we need a systemic change from the over collection o….

Australia sets up 100-strong permanent 'operation' to target hackers.

RT @samfloreani: every week or so a story breaks about racism, misogyny, and horrible abuses of power by law enforcement. and yet, our gove….