The Prime Minister’s comments yesterday on Brisbane radio station 4BC that “on the information in front of me at the moment, it would appear that what is being stored is information in relation to individuals that can be obtained now,” demonstrates his lack of empathy with the growing public disquiet on this issue, Senator Kate [...]
privacy
US data warehouse gets our credit card details
“When Australians give personal information to a bank for the purposes of obtaining a credit card, they do not expect that this information will end up on a massive US database”, Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology, said today. “However, Mr Andrew Robb, Acxiom Australia’s Chief Executive, yesterday named credit companies as [...]
Big Brother is Big Business for 15 Million Australians
The Government’s continued failure to implement private sector privacy legislation will allow the consumer spending and credit card details of up to 15 million Australians to be accessed by any user, Senator Kate Lundy said today. A data warehouse owned by PBL and US corporation Acxiom will, according to an article in today’s Australian, contain [...]
Identity & Democracy
Cyberdemocracy and Australian IT (Identity and democracy in the knowledge nation) Senator Kate Lundy Opening Address COMDEX 99 Conference Darling Harbour, Sydney. Australia 17 November 1999 Introduction Cultural identity in a globalised world The knowledge economy Connectivity and social justice Bandwidth and innovation Learning from others Strengthening our entrepreneurial landscape Electronic Commerce and digital intangibles [...]
