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The Office of the Australian Information Commission will not take action against defunct court transcription services provider VIQ Solutions over the unauthorised access of court recordings, despite finding there may have been a privacy breach.
Optus has urged a court to make orders requiring group members to register for a data breach class action that covers 9.5 million people, but the lead applicant argues the case should remain open.
The privacy regulator has launched an investigation into the Chinese software company behind a phone app for Anko-branded smart glasses.
A judge overseeing the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's case against Medibank alongside a class action against the health insurer is considering delaying a hearing in the regulator's case until after trial in the group proceeding.
The latest privacy reforms will target risks associated with new digital technology and artificial intelligence, adding a fair and reasonable test for data collection and a right to erasure on large platforms.
Representatives from Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap will front a Senate hearing this week over whether they should face penalties of up to $99 million for failing to comply with new rules barring children under 16 from accessing their platforms.
The government is mulling stronger privacy laws to deal with emerging technologies like smart glasses, with the OAIC saying it was giving "serious consideration" to the privacy issues raised by the glasses, most of which are made by Meta.
The Office of the Australian Information Commission will not take action against Qantas over a 2025 data breach that affected more than five million customers.
The privacy watchdog has found fertility provider Monash IVF and telehealth company Medmate interfered with the privacy of people whose sensitive data was collected online for targeted advertising.
The privacy watchdog has ordered credit provider American Express to implement more stringent security controls and pay compensation to a customer whose information was improperly accessed by an AMEX worker they had a relationship with.