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PCI & Privacy Act Compliance

Upcoming changes to privacy are food for thought.
PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceIts aim is to amend the Privacy Act 1988 in accordance with several of the recommendations from the Privacy Act Review Report. Some of the changes will be of interest to businesses that collect, store or use personal data.

How to Keep Up with Changes in Data Privacy
PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceDatabase Consultants Australia (DCA) are proud to announce our partnership with the Fundraising Institute of Australia.

Director IDs Required by November 30th
NFP Solutions, PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceWhen we interact with other people and organisations in the world, we reveal information about ourselves. This could be our names, what we look like, where we’re from, or other, more specific information. This is our personally identifiable information. The idea of privacy concerns all aspects of the collection, storage, dissemination and use of that information.

What is data privacy?
NFP Solutions, PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceWhen we interact with other people and organisations in the world, we reveal information about ourselves. This could be our names, what we look like, where we’re from, or other, more specific information. This is our personally identifiable information. The idea of privacy concerns all aspects of the collection, storage, dissemination and use of that information.

Data breaches and leaks
Data Solutions, PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceWe store personal data for diverse purposes: health services store patient information, retailers store past purchases and buyer preferences, charitable organisations store information about past donations. In some cases, organisations are required to hold onto this information for tax or other compliance purposes.

Privacy Legislation changes in NZ have implications for Australian businesses
Business Data, PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceAustralia is currently undertaking the Review of the Privacy Act 1988 in order to update our privacy legislation for the complexity of the modern data and privacy landscape.

The review of the Privacy Act 1988 could bring us closer to a solution to Australia’s byzantine privacy regulations
Business Data, PCI & Privacy Act ComplianceThe Review of the Privacy Act 1988 is the Australian Government’s response to the recommendations made following the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry. The Inquiry’s final report was published in July 2019 and told us what we, by and large, already suspected