Australia on Wednesday added YouTube to the list of social media companies barred from allowing children younger than 16 on their services. The restrictions take effect Dec. 10.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will focus on sectors and technologies that compromise rights and create power and information imbalances, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd said Tuesday as the OAIC released its 2025-2026 agenda.
New Zealanders need to up their game with passwords, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said Wednesday.
Strengthening privacy protections in the face of new technologies should be the key focus of South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), according to respondents in a national awareness survey on privacy policy, the watchdog said Wednesday.
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission will introduce tools meant to help businesses protect data and deploy AI in a trusted ecosystem, it announced Monday.
A cyber incident at a Qantas contact center affected customer data, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reported Wednesday.
Former Facebook users whose personal data was collected as part of the Cambridge Analytica matter some 10 years ago may now register for restitution under an AU$50 million payment ($33 million based on today's exchange rates) program Meta agreed to with the Australian Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC), the office announced Thursday.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner published an assessment tool aimed at helping companies embed privacy and improve data protection practices and systems.
The Indian government published nonbinding business requirements for consent management systems (CMS) that align with the country's Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
Australians can now seek legal redress for privacy harms, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced Monday.