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

[Matt Perkins]

Didn't they say this was the government that would slash red tape ? 

Matt



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> On 27 Feb 2017, at 6:23 pm, Chris Legg <cdlegg at iinet.net.au> wrote:
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> Copied from another source:
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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.
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> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/data-breach-scheme-to-become-law/news-story/8c2765681201c0d1c58ece2ebc3022c5
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> 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.
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> 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.
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