This appeared a few days ago:Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data By Allie Coyne on Oct 12, 2016 5:07PM Researchers not automatically exempt.Individuals and businesses who re-identify government data that has been stripped of identifying details face up to two years jail under new laws proposed today by Attorney-General George Brandis.Under the bill, security researchers will not automatically be exempt from new laws, in spite of a pledge from Brandis last week that they would be protected.Under the Privacy Amendment (Re-identification Offence) Bill 2016, reversing the de-identification of published government data after September 29 this year will be a criminal offence that can incur up to two years in prison and 120 penalty units ($21,600), or a civil penalty of up to 600 penalty units ($108,000).The laws will not apply to government agencies, government service providers, or anyone who has been contracted to provide services on an agency's behalf,...
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