Carly Kind assumed her role as Privacy Commissioner in February this year. In this episode of Tech Mirror, Commissioner Kind and Johanna traverse:
- what motivated Carly to accept the role (hint: it’s an exciting time for privacy in Australia)
- how the reinstated role of the Privacy Commissioner works within the broader Office of Australia Information Commissioner (OAIC)
- Carly’s hopes for the privacy reform package to be introduced in parliament in August
- the role of OAIC as the privacy regulator of Digital Identity
- the importance of protecting biometric data, including facial recognition
- the process and outcome of OAIC’s TikTok inquiry, and Carly’s ongoing concerns about pixel tracking
- privacy and Artificial Intelligence (of course); and
- the importance of privacy rights as a check and balance on power.
Relevant Links:
- Tech Policy Atlas: https://techpolicy.au/tech-policy-atlas
- Research: Cultivating Coordination: https://techpolicy.au/report-tending-the-tech-ecosystem