♣♠What is Privacy?♣♠

Privacy may be defined as the claim of individuals, groups or institutions to determine when, how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others (Westin AF, Privacy and Freedom New York: Atheneum, 1967, page 7).

Privacy is your right to control what happens with personal information about you.

In Australia there is no general right to privacy.

Some protection is afforded through the operation of certain Federal and State legislation, together with the law of contract, tort and confidential information.