Privacy

NSW Privacy Commissioner Statement on use of Commonwealth mobile tracing app data for managing the COVID-19 pandemic

27 April 2020

NSW Privacy Commissioner, Ms Samantha Gavel, has issued a statement about the Commonwealth Government’s COVID-19 tracing app...

NSW Privacy Commissioner Statement on use of mobile phone data for managing the COVID-19 pandemic

18 April 2020

The NSW Privacy Commissioner, Ms Samantha Gavel, has issued a statement about the use of aggregated mobile phone data to assist in the NSW Government COVID-19 response.

Fact Sheet - The PPIP Act: Agency systems, policies and practices

Read the document below or download it here Fact Sheet - The PPIP Act: Agency systems, policies and practice

DQN v The University of Sydney [2019] NSWCATAD 266

Read the full decision here DQN v The University of Sydn

IPC supports Safer Internet Day 11 February 2020

11 February 2020

Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of online safety issues and empower everyone to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively...

IPC celebrates Data Privacy Day

3 February 2020

Listen to NSW Privacy Commissioner Samantha Gavel talk on the importance of Data Privacy Day, 28 January 2020.

Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2020

Privacy Awareness Week is a global campaign that highlights the importance of privacy and raises awareness.

CCTV on private property

The Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) is not able to provide any advice related to individual rights and obligations in relation to survei

Privacy Commissioner responds to privacy concerns about the Opal Card

16 July 2014

The NSW Privacy Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Coombs has responded to the recent privacy issues concerning Opal travel cards being used for law enforcement purposes.

Transport for NSW investigate a possible breach and the Privacy Commissioner urges people to be vigilant

30 May 2016

Transport for NSW notified the Privacy Commissioner of a potential security breach of the online reservations system for train bookings.