The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has slammed draft legislation brought forward by the Federal Government, which will allow it the right to access individual patients' records.
The Australian Law Reform Commission yesterday released a report recommending Australia introduce data breach disclosure laws but Senator John Faulkner said that bridge would not be crossed by government at least for the next 18 months.
Former privacy commissioner Malcolm Crompton says governments are not doing enough to attract citizens to use their online services due to an overly risk-averse and closed-minded approach to liability and privacy.
The Federal Treasury has issued a tender seeking privacy consultancy services for the government's Special Business Reporting initiative, a scheme to simplify regulated reporting processes for Australian businesses.
Privacy advocates fear that the long-awaited overhaul to Australia's 20 year old Privacy Act will die before it ever sees the light of day.
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A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.
Mothers in NSW can look forward to their maternity data being recorded on a new state-wide database designed to provide better access to life-saving information. However the data will also be made available to GPs over the Web as well as used for research purposes.
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