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What should Australian companies be doing right now to protect our privacy

  • Written by David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Australians are increasingly concerned about how companies handle their personal data, especially online.

Faced with the increasing likelihood that this data will be compromised, either through cyber attacks or mishandling, companies are now being forced into a more comprehensive approach to collecting and protecting customers’ personal...

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