Notes from the iappANZ, February 19, 2016

Welcome back dear readers!  I have to say that 2016 is shaping up as an interesting year for privacy, as this week’s edition makes clear.

Among a host of fascinating reads, this week features the third installment of Jeffrey Kosseff’s series on privacy issues for the c-suite. Kosseff deconstructs the complex legal privilege issues surrounding information security reviews and findings. The expectation in Australia of mandatory data breach notification arriving later this year makes this a compelling topic.

We offer further reports on the difficult reconciliation of Europe and America. Denis Kelleher maps out the complexity required to implement the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, agreed to earlier this month as an adequacy ruling. Also featured is an article on the related umbrella agreement, intended to regulate data flows from the EU to the U.S. for law enforcement. Controversy over law enforcement access continues to threaten both. How timely then is Apple’s 16 February message to customers, addressing the FBI’s request to backdoor the iPhone? Whatever your view, Apple’s message makes compelling reading.

The rest of the stories? Well, they are good too. Please do not overlook Courtney Gabrielson’s reflection on the IoT. Have a wonderful week!