Privacy and data are key priorities in a broad range of commercial activities.

Many government and private sector initiatives encourage expanded data sharing and analytics for various commercial or risk-related activities and support the uptake of services delivered digitally. At the same time, regulators are advocating for stricter sanctions or in some cases imposing liabilities on directors.

Activities this month are an excellent demonstration of this trend.

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In Australia, new mandatory data breach reporting legislation is before Parliament, which if passed, will make it  mandatory to report certain types of breaches involving personal information to affected individuals and to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Also before Parliament is a bill that would make it a criminal offence to re-identify previously de-identified government data. We have also seen the release of the Productivity Commission Draft Report on Data Availability and Use, advocating for substantial revisions in the data sharing landscape and privacy regulation. 

The collection of articles this month helps busy professionals navigate through what are often competing priorities. Once again, demonstrating that privacy professionals are key stakeholders and leaders in addressing complex challenges, setting the standards for determining priorities and articulating what really matters.

Enjoy this issue!