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Briefing paper

Australians worried about privacy risks, strongly support privacy reforms


This paper reports on the results of a survey of Australian voters on digital regulation. Findings indicated Australians are significantly anxious about a range of privacy and data protection issues and strongly support reforms to strengthen tech regulation.
Submission

Response to the statutory review of the Online Safety Act 2021


This submission welcomes the review of the Online Safety Act, especially the apparent movement towards a systemic approach to managing digital risks. The submission identifies key elements of a stronger approach to risk management and regulation.
Report

The cost of managing your privacy


As the privacy reform debate continues in Australia, a familiar concern about the burden of regulation on businesses rings through various consultation processes. But a crucial question often goes unasked - what is it costing Australian consumers? This report explains the hidden burden of privacy management on Australian consumers and gives recommendations for reforms and...
Working paper

The intersection between competition and data privacy


This paper explores the interplay between competition and data privacy. It analyses their respective objectives and examines how considerations pertaining to one policy area have been, or could be, included into the other. Furthermore, it investigates enforcement interventions and regulatory measures that could foster synergies or lead to potential challenges.
Report

Digital platform services inquiry: interim report no. 8 - data products and services – how information is collected and used by data firms in Australia


This report considers potential competition and consumer issues in the supply of data products and services by data firms in Australia. It outlines a range of industry practice which have not been well-examined in Australia by academics, regulators and others. This is important, given the significant role data firms play in the economy.