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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Privacy right to personal information - for free?

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In the NSW Deputy Ombudsman’s paper referred to below in yesterday’s item about difficult complainants, there was a reference to the fact th...

"Difficult" complainants in the spotlight

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Deputy NSW Ombudsman, Chris Wheeler presented a paper on “Dealing With “Difficult” Complainants and Applicants” at the Crown Solicitor’s Off...

NSW privacy policy patchwork contracted in the name of law and order

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This article “Moves to extend privacy law exemption” in The Australian reports that the Premier has announced that the NSW Government is mo...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Electronic snooping makes privacy "old fashioned"

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If you are still feeling safe and comfortable, this article from the New York Times reproduced in to-day’s Sydney Morning Herald might give...

NSW ADT FOI decision: safety first

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In Dezfouli v Justice Health (2006) NSWADT 274 the ADT reviewed a decision concerning refusal of access to documents or parts of documents ...
Sunday, September 24, 2006

FOI in the news

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Media reports based on FOI applications over the last week include: Sunday Age 17 September: " Children taking on their parents' st...
Friday, September 22, 2006

NSW Attorney General speaks up on privacy

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NSW Attorney General Bob Debus has appeared before the Parliamentary Budget Estimates Committee to answer questions about his portfolio, som...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

"Right to Know" - no big deal down under

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In some parts of the world 28 September is "Right to Know" day. In Canada this year it's part of "Right to Know" we...
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Westpac: data safe as a bank?

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Westpac is in the hot seat over plans to outsource to a company in India functions previously undertaken in a secure service centre which h...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006

ADT FOI decision: long lost policy comes to light

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What’s “government policy” is always one of those questions that hang in the air – is it what government says or does, does it need to be wr...

ADT FOI decision mobile phone number and hourly charge rate "sensitive"?

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Retain Beacon Hill High School Committee v Attorney General’s Department (2006) NSWADT 262 involved a dispute over documents concerning the...

ADT FOI decisions: ongoing battle.....

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Two new decisions involving McGuirk and the University of New South Wales ( see earlier blog ) are primarily about issues concerning advance...
Monday, September 18, 2006

Wham bam spam

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Australia's Spam Act may have done something to halt the flow of the uninvited domestic email, but little to help with the millions of m...

Who me? Worried about privacy?

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The American Civil Liberties Union has a great video clip on the dangers of the data base . In the US at least, ordering a pizza might be ...
Sunday, September 17, 2006

FOI in the news

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Media reports based on FOI applications over the last week include: Daily Telegraph 11 September: “Ticket to ride? No way ” – Sydney Cityrai...

Ackerman and Devine 'in from the cold'

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It should'nt pass unnoticed that the many critics of the Federal Government’s open government credentials, following the High Court deci...
Thursday, September 14, 2006

National health IT healthy or not?

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This report in the Australian says that the national health IT strategy is in disarray but no sign of panic or problems on the Government...

Senator's privacy nightmare a lesson for all

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Now here’s a salutary privacy tale. During debate in the Senate about the Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill (see item below) Senator Hurley...

Federal Privacy Act amendments address a couple of gaps

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The Federal Parliament has passed amendments to the Privacy Act. These amendments extend the definition of personal information to cover ge...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tasmanian police and pollies understanding

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I'm not sure of the background, and why this is an issue that required clarification, but this report in the Australian says the Tasman...