About the IAPP

Dr Kate Bower is Director of the PRISM Taskforce at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Her team is working at the intersection of children’s privacy and safety in online spaces, by developing the Children’s Online Privacy Code and implementing privacy safeguards in relation to the Social Media Minimum Age Act. Prior to joining the privacy regulator, Kate was a leading digital and consumer rights advocate championing comprehensive privacy protections and fair and safe AI for all Australians at Digital Rights Watch, UTS Human Technology Institute and CHOICE. As founder of the consumer data team at CHOICE, she spearheaded campaigns on privacy reform, facial recognition technology and AI regulation. She has a PhD from UTS and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from UNSW.