Malicious or criminal attacks and human error continue to be the major causes of notifiable data breaches reported to the OAIC during the 6 month period to 30 June 2023 according to the OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report – January-June 2023. This Update provides a summary of some key findings and statistics contained in the OAIC’s Report as well as steps which organisations and businesses can take to minimise the risk and harm of privacy data breaches.
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December 2023 – The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has launched an inquiry into whether TikTok’s use of marketing pixels, which track people’s online habits, breaches Australia’s privacy laws. The inquiry follows TikTok’s recent fines in Europe and the UK – including a fine of €345m (AU$560m) for breaking the European Union (EU) data laws about children’s accounts.
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Malicious or criminal attacks and human error continue as the major cause of notifiable data breaches reported the OAIC during the 6 month period to 31 December 2022 according to the OAIC Notifiable Data Breach Report-July-Dec 2022. This Update includes a summary of some key findings and statistics contained in the Report as well as steps which organisations can take to minimise the risk and harm of privacy data breaches.
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