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Social media giants face $10m fines for privacy breaches under proposed government reform
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Social media giants will face fines of up to $10m for serious privacy breaches, under reforms proposed by the Australian government.
The reforms would also require platforms to verify users’ ages, get parental consent for children and cease disclosing personal information, if requested.
They will include criminal penalties for repeated refusals to provide information requested by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
On Monday the attorney general, Michaelia Cash, released draft legislation and a consultation paper arguing more needs to be done to protect children against “harmful tracking, profiling, or targeted marketing” on online platforms.
Separately, the Nationals MP Anne Webster has introduced a private member’s bill to
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