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Australia's Mandatory Data Breach Notification Bill Revealed

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-so-you-know dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "Australia's plans for a data breach notification scheme have been revealed which will force organizations to report serious breaches to affected victims. The plans, which are still in a draft form, show that the country's privacy commissioner could force businesses to inform press if the breaches are bad enough, pursue fines of up to $1.7 million for organizations that are repeatedly breached and force businesses to adopt stronger security controls."

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  1. Good plan. by Mitreya · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I know I am restating the obvious, but I find it interesting how no one is ever responsible for the security breach...
    Just got a note from LivingSocial -- they inform me of the fact and tell me to reset my password. Almost like this is a force of nature event and not a screw up on their part for having been breached. Perhaps at least repeat offenders should be held responsible?