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  • 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…

  • 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…

    • Data breaches
    • Privacy
    • VPDSS

  • New OVIC online learning module: Managing the privacy impacts of data breaches

    The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online learning module, Managing the privacy impacts of data breaches. A data breach occurs when personal information held by a public sector organisation is subject…

  • Event recap – Public Forum ‘Freedom of Information in Australia: Towards Best Practice or Insignificance?’

    In the week leading up to International Right to Know Day (celebrated on 28 September), the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) participated in a number of events to celebrate and promote individuals’ right to access government-held information. One…

  • Event recap: Consent public forum

    2018 has been a big year for privacy, both internationally and here in Australia. The flurry of emails that we all received asking us to agree to new privacy policies and terms and conditions following the introduction of the General…

  • Constructive approaches to conciliations at OVIC

    Recently at OVIC we’ve been thinking about what makes for a good conciliation. No two conciliations are the same, and the flexibility of the process is one of the main benefits that it offers. However, all good conciliations have some…

  • Now you track me, now you don’t

    Online tracking is a common practice, and it is something most of us are aware of and likely accept, albeit perhaps grudgingly. Some organisations may track users online in order to gain insight into how their websites are used, with…

  • Privacy-enhancing information sharing: Practical tips from the Commissioner

    Information sharing has been a significant issue for the Victorian public sector over the past few years. We have recently seen a number of new laws and programs implemented to enable easier, more efficient information sharing across government, such as…

  • Artificial intelligence and privacy issues paper

    There is little doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, and increasingly so with every new AI technology or application that makes its debut into the world. For the most part, the public’s interaction or experience with AI…

  • The EU General Data Protection Regulation: Changing privacy law landscape

    Today marks the enforcement day of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR significantly changes the privacy law landscape, implementing strict, prescriptive obligations for data controllers and processers, both in the EU and extra-territorially. The GDPR modernises privacy…

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