Carly Kind’s comments come after major leak of customer data collected by IT provider for NSW and ACT clubs
The Australian privacy commissioner has warned third-party providers may be a weak spot for protecting customer privacy after a massive data breach this week.The Australian privacy commissioner has warned third-party providers may be a weak spot for protecting customer privacy after a massive data breach this week.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s data breach report stated that there were 483 notifications in the past six months related to direct data breaches, and 121 secondary data breaches – that is, where another company has suffered a data breach and that company is thereby affected by it.
“So either by through contractual provisions about compliance with privacy standards, but also through due diligence and ensuring that they know what kinds of privacy protections are in place for those third-party suppliers … it’s becoming a real weak spot in the chain of protecting privacy.” In consultation with industry, he said, the government was considering bringing in a fair and reasonable test regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, and has agreed in principle that a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy should be introduced complementary to the privacy act protections. Also under consideration is requirements for businesses around maximum and minimum retention periods for personal information.
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