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Privacy safeguards shouldn't be an afterthought in pandemic responses, Australian watchdog says

( January 12, 2024, 04:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Australian government should incorporate privacy protections into future pandemic responses rather than adding them once policies are in place, the country’s privacy watchdog said. In a submission to a government inquiry into Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Office of the Australian Information Commission argued that government policy solutions should “incorporate appropriate privacy safeguards, protect personal information and minimize privacy risk” in a way that generates the public trust required for the policies’ successful implementation.The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's response to the government inquiry can be found here. ...

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