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Operation of data brokers requires revamped privacy laws, Australian antitrust regulator says

By James Panichi ( May 21, 2024, 07:11 GMT | Insight) -- The growing collection and use of personal data by data brokers should be addressed with tougher privacy laws and greater funding for the privacy regulator, according to a report published today by Australia’s competition and consumer regulator. In its most recent Digital Platform Services Inquiry report, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has renewed its support for the government’s planned overhaul of the 1988 Privacy Act, while also calling on the government to allocate more resources to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.The growing collection and use of personal data by data brokers should be addressed with tougher privacy laws and greater funding for the privacy regulator, according to a report published today by Australia’s competition and consumer regulator....

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