Data Use and Protection: Key Issues and Future Direction by Sven Bluemmel, Victorian Information Commissioner

Explore key issues and future directions in data use and protection as highlighted by Sven Bluemmel, the Victorian Information Commissioner. Topics cover information rights, oversight mechanisms, data sharing risks and benefits, guidance for surveillance, regulatory priorities, and more. Discover the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework and the holistic approach of the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards.

• Data Use
• Protection
• Information Rights
• Surveillance
• Regulatory Priorities

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1. Data use and protection: Key issues and future direction Sven Bluemmel Victorian Information Commissioner

2. University of Melbourne: August 2022 2 Outline Information rights and oversight mechanisms in Victoria The power and value of data Data sharing: Risks and benefits Guidance for undertaking surveillance What have we learned from the pandemic? Regulatory priorities: Where OVIC is focussing its efforts What does the future hold? Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

3. University of Melbourne: August 2022 3 Information Rights and Oversight Mechanisms in Victoria Privacy and Date Protection Act 2014 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner Freedom of Information Privacy Information Security ( data protection ) A combination of proactive and reactive regulatory action Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

4. University of Melbourne: August 2022 4 The power and value of data Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

5. The Victorian Protective Data Security Framework The Framework has been developed to monitor and assure the security of Victorian public sector information. To do this, OVIC monitors and measures VPS organisations : implementation of the Standards; and compliance with the PDP Act. (Part 4)

6. The VPDSS: A holistic approach to information safety The Victorian Protective Data Security Standards (VPDSS) cover all aspects of the business INFORMATION SECURITY PERSONNEL SECURITY Information PHYSICAL SECURITY ICT SECURITY GOVERNANCE

7. University of Melbourne: August 2022 7 Data sharing Data sharing examples Child Information Sharing Scheme Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme The risk of re-identification Kevin Rudd was re-identified from a de-identified Medical Benefits Scheme and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme dataset University of Melbourne academics re-identified themselves and several other individuals from a de-identified set of Myki touch on / touch off data Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

8. University of Melbourne: August 2022 8 Surveillance and facial recognition Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

9. University of Melbourne: August 2022 9 OVIC Guiding Principles for Surveillance Principle 1: Legality Principle 2: Legitimate aim Principle 3: Necessity Principle 4: Proportionality Principle 5: Safeguards Principle 6: Non-discrimination Principle 7: Complaints and remedy Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

10. University of Melbourne: August 2022 10 What have we learned from the pandemic? Crisis response works better when people trust in their institutions Government can earn trust by being open, transparent and respectful of privacy it can erode trust by being the opposite People want to be kept informed the hunger for information did not decrease during the pandemic National Cabinet is not the Cabinet Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

11. University of Melbourne: August 2022 11 Regulatory priorities: Where OVIC is focussing its efforts Compliance with the FOI Professional Standards Privacy and security when outsourcing Information governance during crises Privacy, security and transparency in emerging technologies Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

12. University of Melbourne: August 2022 12 Some questions for the future Are we reaching the limits of principles-based privacy protection? Do we need special rules for certain technologies like facial recognition or for vulnerable individuals like children? Should we consider a so-called right to be forgotten ? Should we stop pretending that information security can ever be guaranteed? Can government s information handling earn the people s trust before the next crisis? Freedom of Information | Privacy | Data Protection

13. Contact www.ovic.vic.gov.au 1300 006 842 Twitter: @OVIC_AU