This is bad. Australia isn't know for it's strong privacy laws anyway, but with the kind of data that's now available out there, ID theft is going to be a huge risk for almost half the country. Even if Optus gets sued, how the hell are people supposed to protect themselves?
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This is bad. Australia isn't know for it's strong privacy laws anyway, but with the kind of data that's now available out there, ID theft is going to be a huge risk for almost half the country. Even if Optus gets sued, how the hell are people supposed to protect themselves?
To protect themselves, I suspect services like "credit monitoring and alerting" services will see increased subscribers in coming months.
I'm in no way affiliated, but an example is https://www.equifax.com.au/lp/protect-your-identity
AUD$15 per month to tell you if your details are leaked or used to create an account in your name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Equifax_data_breach