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Attorney general says FBI is working on Optus data breach – video

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Attorney general Mark Dreyfus says the FBI is working with local authorities to investigate the Optus data breach. The government, as well as the Australian federal police and other government agencies, are working closely together on the Optus data breach,' he said.

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Australians able to opt out of targeted ads and erase their data under proposed privacy reforms

The Guardian Data Protection

On Thursday the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, will release a review conducted by his department into modernisation of the Privacy Act which calls to expand its remit to small businesses and add new safeguards for use of data by political parties.

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Politics live: Australia considering more sanctions against Iran, Wong reveals; unemployment jumps to 3.7%

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Follow the day’s news Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Where the parties stand So the Greens are pushing hard against new coal and gas but have not indicated they are willing to kill off the legislation. Jobless rate increase higher than economists expected.

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Australia to consider European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws

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Mark Dreyfus made the comments on Monday, promising to consider European-style privacy reforms after his bill increasing penalties for companies that fail to protect customer data passed in 2022. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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