Strategic Shift In Personal Data Security Under Privacy Amendment Act

The Privacy Amendment Act was put forward at the end of last year to ensure that the personal information kept by the private sector was both secure and accessible to individuals. But with a deadline of December this year, are companies . . . The Privacy Amendment Act was put forward at the end of last year to ensure that the personal information kept by the private sector was both secure and accessible to individuals. But with a deadline of December this year, are companies ready or aware of what's needed to comply?

At a roundtable discussion in Sydney last week with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the issue of what would be needed to get businesses to comply to the new amendments was a primary concern. The general feeling from PricewaterhouseCoopers seemed to suggest that the issue of privacy was not merely about complying with regulations and legislation but was more about engaging in solid business practices

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