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 in privacy in Australia)
how the reinstated role of 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 privacy regulator of Digital Identify
the importance of protecting biometric data, including facial recognition
the process and outcome of OAIC’s TicToc 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.



Links:
Tech Policy Atlas: https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-policy-atlas
Research: Cultivating Coordination: https://techpolicydesign.au/report-tending-the-tech-ecosystem

Carly Kind assumed her role as Privacy Commissioner in February this year. In this episode of Tech Mirror, Commissioner Kind and Johanna traverse:  
<ul style="font-weight:400;"><li>what motivated Carly to accept the role (hint: it’s an exciting time in privacy in Australia)</li>
<li>how the reinstated role of Privacy Commissioner works within the broader Office of Australia Information Commissioner (OAIC)</li>
<li>Carly’s hopes for the privacy reform package to be introduced in parliament in August</li>
<li>the role of OAIC as privacy regulator of Digital Identify</li>
<li>the importance of protecting biometric data, including facial recognition</li>
<li>the process and outcome of OAIC’s TicToc inquiry, and Carly’s ongoing concerns about pixel tracking</li>
<li>privacy and Artificial Intelligence (of course); and</li>
<li>the importance of privacy rights as a check and balance on power.</li>
</ul>
 
Links:
<ul style="font-weight:400;"><li>Tech Policy Atlas: <a href='https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-policy-atlas'>https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-policy-atlas</a></li>
<li>Research: Cultivating Coordination: <a href='https://techpolicydesign.au/report-tending-the-tech-ecosystem'>https://techpolicydesign.au/report-tending-the-tech-ecosystem</a></li>
</ul>

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