Back to the future: Transparency by design
This blog post was written by Emily Arians, Senior Policy Officer, Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. The views expressed in this post are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of OVIC. Few values underpin the…
Conversations with Privacy Officers – what we learned
By Caitlin Galpin, Senior Privacy Guidance Officer The Privacy Officer role is important for ensuring that organisations uphold the right to privacy. This year, OVIC’s Privacy Guidance team is focusing on increasing the support it provides to privacy officers. As…
How organisations can build trust when collecting and handling the personal information of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
This blog post was published during NAIDOC week 2020. The theme for NAIDOC week 2020 is Always Was, Always Will Be. OVIC recognises the spiritual and cultural connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to the land we…
OVIC examination into Victorian primary schools use of digital learning tools
By Annan Boag, Assistant Commissioner Privacy and Assurance OVIC recently completed an examination of the use of apps and web-based learning tools in Victorian government primary schools. The purpose of the examination was to help OVIC and the Victorian community better…
Privacy Awareness Week 2020: Privacy and remote learning
Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2020 is taking place in very different circumstances to previous years. For most Victorians, many aspects of life, including work and education, are taking place in our homes due to measures put in place to combat…
Artificial intelligence in the public sector – inference and collection
This blog post was written by Asher Gibson, Policy Officer, OVIC and Tessa Micucci, Lawyer, OVIC Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a way for computers to perform tasks that would ordinarily require human intelligence, such as identifying objects, translating speech and…
Privacy from a youth perspective: OVIC’s Youth Advisory Group meets with The Association of Danish Pupils
This blog post was written by Letisha Osagiede and Karan Singh, members of OVIC’s Youth Advisory Group On Monday 17 February 2020, members of the Office of the Victorian Commissioner’s (OVIC) Youth Advisory Group (YAG) met with representatives of The…
GPEN Sweep reveals Victoria’s commitment to privacy
The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) took part in the annual Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) Sweep, which examined the privacy practices of organisations across 16 jurisdictions. The objective for the GPEN Sweep was to analyse how organisations…
The State of FOI in Victoria report 2014-2019: Where to from here?
On Monday 17 February 2020, OVIC published a report on the State of FOI in Victoria: Five years in review 2014 to 2019. A central part of OVIC’s role as an integrity agency is to promote understanding and acceptance of…
International Data Privacy Day: Privacy tips
Data Privacy Day is celebrated across the world on January 28 to highlight the importance of respecting individuals information privacy. To mark International Data Privacy Day 2020, we’ve put together some helpful tips for organisations to protect individuals privacy. If…