Regulatory guidance for the online industry, setting out reasonable steps to comply with Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age obligation, due to take effect on 10 December 2025. It outlines how social media platforms can meet their obligations through deploying age assurance technologies, improved reporting pathways and clear communication with users.

The Age Assurance Technology Trial evaluated the effectiveness, reliability and privacy impacts of a range of age assurance technologies. It assesses their performance against a wide range of internationally recognised criteria. It finds age assurance can be done in Australia privately, efficiently and effectively.

This report sets out how the New South Wales Government can use law, governance and training to make its new digital identity system trustworthy.

The increasing role of biometric technologies in the lives of New Zealanders has led to calls for greater regulation of biometrics. This discussion paper has been released to gather public feedback on any possible regulatory changes.

The United States and foreign government agencies can acquire sensitive personal information, like smartphone geolocation records, from data brokers. The author of this paper argues that stricter privacy protections are necessary to strengthen U.S. national security, human rights and economic interests.