Month: November 2016

RE-Identification could be an offence in Australia

An amendment bill has been tabled in Australia to amend the Privacy Act 1988 to prohibit conduct related to the re-identification of de-identified personal information published or released by Government entities. (See Details here) According to the provisions of the amendment, when an agency is entrusted with de-identified information, they shall not act in any …

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