Newsletter of 4 May 2024
APF Board members continue their efforts to influence policy in privacy-sensitive ways.
The load continues to be high, and we need more contributors. That way we can deepen, but also to diversify, the insights that we bring to environmental scanning, evidence-gathering, analysis and the presentation of arguments.
This Newsletter features an invitation to participate in a privacy-relevant focus group, and APF media media activity in the health area and in relation to cars and privacy.
The Board is currently considering a draft Policy Statement by a contributor on 'Privacy and Promiscuous Motor Vehicles'.
Two recent articles quote APF Board Chair David and another active member, Katharine:
Another Board member and past Chair of APF's Health Committee, Bernard, was quoted at length on "The AI Healthcare Boom".
And the current Chair, Juanita, has very recently finalised a Submission on the National Health (Privacy) Rules to the (still anti-privacy) OAIC.
APF has been approached by researchers well-known to APF Board-members, requesting that we draw to APF members' attention a project that the researchers are conducting.
The project aims to understand how 'communication' is understood by diverse consumers, with the view to better inform the regulation of digital communications technologies.
The project is funded by ACCAN and conducted by researchers from Deakin University and the Victorian University of Wellington.
Participation will involve an approximately 90-minute focus group and seeks a wide range of consumer perspectives to discuss the concept of communication. Auslan interpreters are available for the focus groups where needed.
Please note participation is voluntary and there is no obligation to participate.
If you decide not to participate there will be no impact on you or your relationship with the researchers or Deakin University, Victorian University of Wellington or ACCAN. Participants will receive a $50 gift card to compensate their time and must be Australian, 18 years or older and speak English.
Details are available as follows:
If you are interested, please scan the QR code on one of the flyers to fill out a Qualtrics survey to participate, or return the signed consent form via email to: definingcomm@deakin.edu.au
[This study has received Deakin university ethics approval (2023-293)]
Roger Clarke, as APF Secretary