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After the Optus data breach, Australia needs mandatory disclosure laws

  • Written by Jane Andrew, Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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The Optus data breach, which has affected close to 10 million Australians, has sparked calls for changes to Australia’s privacy laws, placing limits on what and for how long organisations can hold our personal data.

Equally important is to strengthen obligations for organisations to publicly disclose data breaches. Optus made a...

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