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Category: <span>Privacy</span>

Category: Privacy

CLA demands people own their personal data

12 January 2007 12 January 2007

Each individual must own their personal data on the national ‘Access Card’, CLA says in it January 2007 submissionto the Office of the Access Card, or the system is biased towards Government rather than the Australians. Read how CLA suggests fixing the d…

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What are civil libertarians concerned about?

6 January 2007 6 January 2007

Read this rundown by Sydney Morning Herald columnist Richard Ackland on what concerns civil libertarians.
If you can’t get through to the SMH site, you can read it here.

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Centrelink’s privacy record deplorable

3 December 2006 3 December 2006

The Centrelink 2005-2006 annual report, and a media release from the agency’s chief executive officer, Mr Jeff Whalan, show deplorable standards of personal information security in the agency behind the government’s push for a new national ID card. Read…

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Submission lodged on ID card proposals

27 July 2006 27 July 2006

CLA has lodged its first submission to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce on the ID card. Lodgement followed a meeting with Task Force Member John TD Wood and official Ben Battison earlier in July. The meeting clarified viewpoints on both sides, and will…

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Smartcard must have safeguards, community consultation

26 April 2006 26 April 2006

CLA welcomes the proposed smartcard, provided it’s used to help Australians with their health and not to spy on people.
Cartoon: Courtesy of Geoff Pryor, Canberra Times.
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Best practice privacy guidelines needed, says CLA

1 February 2006 1 February 2006

CLA plans to fight for the introduction of world’s best practice guidelines and data privacy protocols for both the government and private sector under a review of privacy legislation.
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Public Interest Monitor for ACT?

25 January 2006 25 January 2006

Civil Liberties Australia calls for the ACT Government to set up a Public Interest Monitor, as in Queensland, to safeguard people’s freedoms and liberties under ACT anti-terror legislation.
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