Digital privacy: GDPR and its lessons for Australia

Ratul Das Chaudhury, Chongwoo Choe

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Abstract

Australia's Privacy Act 1988 is under review with a view to bringing Australia's privacy laws into the digital era, more in line with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This article discusses how the GDPR can be refined and standardised to be more effective in protecting privacy in the digital era while not adversely affecting the digital economy that relies heavily on data. We argue that an ideal data policy should be informative and transparent about potential privacy costs while giving consumers a menu of opt-in choices into which they can self-select.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)204-220
Number of pages17
JournalThe Australian Economic Review
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • GDPR
  • Privacy management

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