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• Privacy Act amendments chalk up first anniversary

  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has marked the first anniversary of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which were passed into law on 12 March, 2014.

• Telstra to pay $18k to judge following privacy breach

  Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has ordered Telstra to pay $18,000 and apologise to a family law judge after it published his name and address in the White Pages.

• Cupid Media data breach shown no love by Privacy Commissioner

  A cyber attack against dating website operator Cupid Media, which led to the details of 254,000 Australian users being stolen, could have been prevented if the company had password encryption measures, found Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim.

• Snapshots: PCEHR funding / goodbye TUSMA / Office of the Privacy Commissioner established

  The federal government has set aside $140 million in the budget for the operation of the PCEHR program

• Privacy Act will make organisations 'more transparent': State privacy commissioners

  State privacy commissioners around Australia have backed the federal government’s <i>Privacy Act</i> changes, saying that the Act will encourage organisations to be transparent about their management of people’s information.
  

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  The Enemy Within

  The proposed amendments to the Privacy Act, due to come into effect in 2014, reinforce both the importance and significance of upholding data security. Data protection has long been a priority for many businesses, but the rise in technology trends only create challenges in security protection. This research looks at how businesses are more likely to encounter breaches due to lack or awareness from employees rather than from malicious intent.