Privacy is Not Dead

In this episode, Johanna brings together a group of Australian privacy experts to discuss the Federal Government’s Privacy Act Review and to share their perspectives on the reforms that have been proposed and what might happen next.

Hot topics included the meaning and importance of privacy in the digital age, the scope of the Privacy Act, meaningful consent, data minimalization, deidentification, international harmonisation.    

Guests this episode were Anna Johnston, founder and Principal of Salinger Privacy, a privacy consulting and advisory service, David Vaile, Chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation and Sunita Bose, Managing Director of DIGI, a not-for-profit industry association advocating for the digital industry. 

Relevant Links: 
UNICEF: Digital Age Assurance tools and Childrens Rights Online across the Globe – a Discussion Paper: https://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf 

Salinger Privacy Reforms hub of resources: https://www.salingerprivacy.com.au/privacy-reforms/ 

Podcast: This week in digital trust – #51 The Wait is Over: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/51-the-wait-is-over/id1616386683?i=1000601017587 

Australian Privacy Foundation: https://privacy.org.au/ 

Bruce Schneier’s Newsletter Crypto-Gram: https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram/ 

Cultivating Coordination Research Paper: https://techpolicydesign.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TPDC_Cultivating_Coordination_2_20230221.pdf 

Follow: 

Sunita Bose on Twitter @SunitaBose 

Digital Industry Group on Twitter: @DIGIAUS 

Salinger Privacy (Anna Johnson) on Twitter @SalingerPrivacy 

Australian Privacy Foundation on Twitter @apf_oz 

Tech Policy Design Centre on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre 

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