Quoting from P. S. News Edition Number 547. Updated Tuesday 18 April 2017. http://www.psnews.com.au/aps/547/news/privacy-awareness-week-launched?utm_source=aps547&utm_medium=email&utm_content=news1&utm_campaign=newsletter_aps
Privacy Awareness Week launched
The Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim has officially launched Privacy Awareness Week for 2017.
Previewing the key events for the week that runs from 15 May to 19 May, Mr Pilgrim said privacy was attracting a record level of attention from consumers and communities.
“Australians are more conscious of personal data issues than ever before … our statistics show a 20 per cent increase in privacy complaints made to my office so far this financial year,” Mr Pilgrim said.
“This highlights just how Australian expectations of privacy are maturing each year.”
He said the Commission’s national privacy survey would be the focal point of Privacy Awareness Week.
Mr Pilgrim said the survey provided the latest update to the country’s longest-standing national privacy study.
“This will give us the latest understanding of Australians’ views on key concerns such as data breaches, social media, oversharing, notice and consent, Government use of personal information, and ID theft,” he said.
Commissioner previews events
“The results will offer business and Agencies an insight into community expectations about privacy and data protection.”
Mr Pilgrim said the theme for Privacy Awareness Week was “Trust and Transparency”, highlighting the importance of organisations handling personal information with care.
“Personal data can travel through numerous transactions, media and organisations — but it’s always personal — so it’s important that we take care at every step,” the Commissioner said.
Mr Pilgrim said during the Week the Commission would release tools to help professionals understand and implement Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) within their organisations.
“PIAs are a crucial element of high-risk projects or new processes involving personal information,” he said.
“They identify the impact a project might have on the privacy of individuals and how to manage or minimise them, ensuring business success and customer satisfaction.”
Details of the events planned for Privacy Awareness Week 2017 can be accessed at this PS News link. https://www.oaic.gov.au/paw2017/
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