ANZ Privacy Impact Assessments: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Annan Boag, General Manager, Regulatory Action Intelligence and Strategy, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Olga Ganopolsky, General Counsel, Privacy and Data, Macquarie Group; Chair of Privacy, Committee of Law Council of Australia

Peter Leonard, Principal and Director, Data Synergies

Daimhin Warner, CIPP/E, Country Leader, New Zealand, IAPP; Principal and Director, Simply Privacy

This panel will explore how regulating entities assess the risks of privacy harms. We will focus on how current practices are being challenged by emerging regulator guidance and the role of civil society in holding accountability for the harm caused to individuals through data malpractices. We will consider intrusive profiling, poor data handling, security mismanagements such as over-collection, overexposure or over-retention, and new harms arising from misuses of LLMs and GenAI. Our panel-led discussion will address the respective roles of data privacy, AI and information security impact assessments. 

What you will learn:

• An understanding of the respective role of data privacy, AI and information security impact assessments.
• How to avoid common pitfalls efficiently and cost-effectively.
• The role of privacy and AI professionals within multidisciplinary teams while addressing AI-specific risks.