About the IAPP

Nina Yiannopoulos is the Data Protection & Privacy Senior Manager at Deloitte Australia. Nina is responsible for the design and operation of Deloitte’s privacy management framework and provides best practice privacy and data protection advice across a diverse range of areas, including health care, GDPR, software development and emerging ‘smart’ technologies.

 

Prior to joining Deloitte, Nina was an Associate Director at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, specialising in privacy in the context of biometrics, national security and credit reporting. Nina has a Masters of Innovation Law from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Laws and Economics from the University of Western Australia.

 

When asked to describe what privacy means to her, Nina said: “Privacy is often thought of as a roadblock to innovation, but to me, privacy is all about transparency and ensuring that we always act in accordance with individual and community expectations around the handling of personal data.