The Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind, has been investigating rent tech for the past year.

Prospective tenants are currently being required to hand over large amounts of personal information, to secure rental housing. Last month a determination was made against the rent tech platform 2Apply. Prospective tenants are currently being required to hand over large amounts of personal information, to secure rental housing. Last month a determination was made against the rent tech platform 2Apply. The Commissioner found that they collected excessive amounts of information and did so by unfair means.

It’s an unpleasant topic, but…the recent survey by Exabeam quotes this staggering figure of 84% of Australian respondents expecting insider threats to grow, during the next 12 months. Traditionally, thinking around security and privacy threats are that they would come from an external party, but that’s now changing.

The statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy comes into effect on June 10th. The tort creates a right for individuals to sue organisations, and individuals, for serious invasions of privacy.

Many of the reforms will commence almost immediately. The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 means changes to the Privacy Act 1988 and several other Acts, to introduce a range of measures to protect the privacy of individuals