Anna Johnston

Need to understand how the Australian Privacy Act is likely to be reformed? Our updated plain language primer explains what you need to know about what’s required now, and what is likely to change. Visit salingerprivacy.com.au for all our pragmatic privacy compliance solutions.

If small businesses are being supported to adopt AI technologies, they should also be subject to (and supported to) comply with the Privacy Act. Small businesses can collect and store huge amounts of personal information. Adding AI on top of this will increase privacy risks.

How do we ensure that the Privacy Act will be fit for the future? It will take one extra sentence.

To ensure the Privacy Act will work into the future to protect Australians, we need one extra sentence added to the reform proposals: salingerprivacy.com.au/2023/04/19/one…

To fix the Privacy Act, we need this one extra sentence: salingerprivacy.com.au/2023/04/19/one…

Hop to it: Early bird pricing until 30 April for our June CIPM program. Get your CIPM with our “awesome”, “interactive” and “engaging” training program, led by the “fantastic” Andrea Calleia. Read more about why participants love our CIPM course at salingerprivacy.com.au/training/iapp-…

Woo hoo! All 16 of our training modules now include reporting functionality. Whether you need foundational all-staff compliance training, or more specialised content like Privacy by Design, we have online modules to suit. See more: mailchi.mp/salingerprivac…

LAST CHANCE to register for 4 April! Privacy Act Reforms - what’s proposed, what’s next, and how to prepare. Join our webinar to learn how law reform could impact business functions from product development and data analytics to marketing. Register now: salingerprivacy.com.au/training/webin…

Why robust reforms of the Privacy Act are needed: Studies show for teen girls in particular “mood disorders were more closely associated with social media use than with marijuana or binge-drinking”…”And yet here we are, with very little policy response” smh.com.au/politics/feder…

DONE: Our submission on the 116 proposals for reform of the Privacy Act has been lodged. Many experts provided input, to help us craft pragmatic suggestions, to ensure the reforms deliver a Privacy Act which is truly fit for the digital age. Copy here: salingerprivacy.com.au/privacy-reform…

There's only ONE HOUR left to submit feedback on the review of the Privacy Act. Happily, we've put together this tool so you can make a submission in less than 10 minutes. Quick! Add your voice to the call for strong privacy protections in Australia: actionnetwork.org/letters/make-a…

It's out! Our latest @CPRC_research looks at Australian views on data practices & privacy. ⚠️Only 7% feel companies give them real choices to protect their privacy online ⚠️Only 15% feel businesses are doing enough to protect their privacy 🧵 More 👉cprc.org.au/not-a-fair-tra…

DON'T MISS NEXT TUESDAY: Privacy Act Reforms: what’s proposed, what’s next, and how to prepare – join our webinar to learn about the proposed reforms and how to prepare. Register now: salingerprivacy.com.au/training/webin…

Invading privacy is big business. We know that big tech and business lobbyists want to water down privacy reforms. Help us keep public pressure high so the Attorney General's department knows that we expect them to put people before profit. Get involved: actionnetwork.org/letters/make-a…

Did you know that submissions for the Australian Privacy Act report review is open until 5:30PM Friday 31st of March 2023? If you didn't, you now do ✨ consultations.ag.gov.au/integrity/priv…

Got 20 minutes? Read our take on the proposed Privacy Act reforms. We have teased out some of the things we found most surprising in the Final Report. Submissions due Friday. salingerprivacy.com.au/2023/03/28/pri…

DON’T MISS, 4 APRIL: How will privacy law reforms impact key business functions, from product development and data analytics to marketing and customer relationship management? Our webinar will explain what’s proposed, what’s next, and how to prepare: salingerprivacy.com.au/training/webin…

Must-read deep dive into the Privacy Act Review - particularly where it has backpedalled on the ACCC DPI inquiry

And then get angry and make a submission demanding better reforms. See actionnetwork.org/letters/make-a…

OK this has taken me WEEKS, but I have now teased out for you the things that were most surprising when we dug into the proposed reforms to the Privacy Act. See if you are also surprised – because the devil is in the details: salingerprivacy.com.au/2023/03/28/pri…