Katharine Kemp

The current review of the Federal Privacy Act could be the beginning of a process to obtain fairer privacy practices for consumers. But any reforms from this review will be a long time coming.

Following a privacy policy change in 2016, Google has collected users' data from third-party websites and apps. The ACCC argues users were misled into signing away their privacy.

The watchdog has voiced concerns over the proposed US$2.1 billion merger, from which both users and Australian health services could lose out.

The government is working on an app to track our contacts but, first, it will need to pick up its privacy act.