Australia published six industry-developed codes to protect children from harmful and age-inappropriate content and "represent a significant lift of the industry’s responsibilities under Australia’s Online Safety Act," eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Tuesday.
An Australian government review of age-assurance technology shows that it "works, that it can be privacy-preserving and that it is mature enough to give policymakers real confidence," the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) said Monday.
Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Department wants feedback on proposed amendments to the country's personal data protection regulations, including higher penalties for violations, it announced Monday.
New Zealand agencies must comply with New Zealand data protection laws, not those from overseas, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said in a statement Friday.
Australian telco Optus is reviewing privacy breach allegations the Australian Information Commissioner (AIC) made and will respond "in due course," a spokesperson emailed us Friday.
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner Wednesday issued a biometric processing privacy code that attempts to balance responsible use of biometrics but also restricts intrusive forms of biometric technologies, such as those used to predict people's emotions to infer information like ethnicity or sex.
Asian AI developers looking to do business in the U.S., EU or U.K. face several key compliance challenges, Finnegan lawyers said Wednesday at the law firm's webinar.
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.