Category Archives: Preliminary Thoughts

A little inquiry of our own

Dave’s tireless doggedness in chasing the Victorian Parliament has made me think that some kind of political pressure might be the key. And what better way to garner political attention than by easily digestible rankings?
Indices, rankings and league tables are used widely by thinktanks both to promote their own work and provoke discussion into a […]

Announce: Privacy Commissioner and Information Security Breach Notification Guide

The Privacy Commissioner has a consultation open about a code for notifying individuals about privacy breaches, with comments due 2008-06-16.

Subject: Draft Voluntary Information Security Breach Notification Guide
Submissions Due: 2008-06-16
Email: consultation@privacy.gov.au
Postal: "Information Security Breach Notification Consultation", Office of the Privacy Commissioner, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001.

As noted in the introductory sections of the draft…