[AusNOG] Mandatory data breach notification will become law in Australia

[Chris Legg]

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Australia will have a mandatory data breach notification scheme in place 
within the year after several aborted attempts, following the passage of 
legislation through the senate on Feb 13th.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/data-breach-scheme-to-become-law/news-story/8c2765681201c0d1c58ece2ebc3022c5

This ruling applies to all government entities and organizations with a 
turnover greater than $3 million a year. Entities with turnover of less 
than $3 million a year fall outside the legislation.

The newly passed law means organizations that determine they have been 
breached or have lost data will need to report the incident to the 
Privacy Commissioner and notify affected customers as soon as they 
become aware of a breach.