How is Australia approaching privacy to consumer data?
What does the new Australian privacy law mean for consumer data?
With a plethora of different laws being introduced in recent year its important businesses know which each new set of laws does and how it differs from previous, or different regulation.
We will take you through the differences and details of the CDR, how does it compare to other regulation of its kind.
Differences between the CDR and the GPDR
Martin Rudd, CTO at Telesoft, discusses the differences between how Europe and Australia react to data breaches and the descriptions of consent in terms of data collection and handling.
“Australian organisations that suffer a data breach have to notify the local data authority — the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner — as well as the affected individuals, if there is a potential for serious harm. However, instead of the short 72-hour notification window provided by GDPR, Australia’s Privacy Act gives firms 30 days to assess the gravity of the breach before reporting it,” he says.
The CDR gives businesses significantly longer to address, analysis and fix a security breach before reporting it in comparison with the GDPR.
Another marked difference, Rudd explains, is the CDR’s broader definition of consent.
He comments: “There are also differences between the two rulings around consent. The Privacy Act references two types, ‘express’ and ‘implied’, while GDPR only recognises the form ..
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