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Get involved in Data Privacy Week!
January 24, 2022 - 8:10am
Data Privacy Week starts today (24 January) and you can get involved at home, at work and in your community. Take action, help create a culture of privacy and support Data Privacy Week’s theme of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust.
Data Privacy Week 24-28 January 2022
January 18, 2022 - 9:49am
Data Privacy Week helps spread awareness about online privacy and educates citizens on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. Data Privacy Week also encourages businesses to respect data and be more transparent about how they collect and use customer data. To promote these goals, the National Cybersecurity Alliance will promote and encourage the following actions:
OIC staff are working remotely
January 12, 2022 - 8:38am
Due to the current response to COVID-19, all Office of the Information Commissioner staff will be working remotely from Wednesday, 12 January.
Collection of employee vaccination information
December 16, 2021 - 2:42pm
Over the past month, the Enquiries Service has seen a significant increase in queries from agencies about collecting COVID-19 employee vaccination information. We have updated our COVID-19 vaccination resources to include some common issues, but it is important to remember that whether an employee has been vaccinated against COVID-19 is their personal information.
Privacy case note #6, 2021: Council asks if it can install a webcam at local skate park
December 13, 2021 - 2:07pm
OIC was contacted by a local council asking about the privacy considerations of installing a webcam at a local skate park. Council advised that the webcam would not be recording footage; rather it would stream live video footage to the agency’s website where it would be accessible to the community. Council specifically asked whether IPP 2 signage was required.