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Optus data breach: regulatory changes announced, but legislative reform still needed

  • Written by Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Optus data breach: regulatory changes announced, but legislative reform still neededMark Baker/AP

In response to Australia’s biggest ever data breach, the federal government will temporarily suspend regulations that stop telcos sharing customer information with third parties.

It’s a necessary step to deal with the threat of identify theft faced by 10 million current and former Optus customers. It will allow Optus to...

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