Richard Chirgwin reports:
Australia’s on-again, off-again debate about data breach notification laws is on again, courtesy of a report into financial system regulation, at least until the government cans the idea (again).
Register readers will recall that a Privacy Alerts bill was proposed by the previous government before the 2013 election, then delayed, re-introduced in March, and abandoned in June by the current government.
Now, the federal government’s Financial System Inquiry has issued an interim report (PDF) that recommends the government re-examine the issue.
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