?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Location+data+as+sensitive+information.+QUT+Digital+Media+Research+Centre+submission+in+response+to+the+Privacy+Act+Review+Discussion+Paper&rft.creator=Mitchell%2C+Peta&rft.creator=Megarry%2C+Jessica&rft.creator=Nelson%2C+Lucinda&rft.description=We+welcome+the+opportunity+to+contribute+to+this+review+of+the+Privacy+Act+1988+(Cth).+Prof+Peta+Mitchell+and+Dr+Jessica+Megarry+are+part+of+the+research+team+for+the+ARC-+funded+Digital+Media%2C+Location+Awareness+and+the+Politics+of+Geodata+project%2C+which+critically+examines+the+increasingly+pervasive+role+of+location+metadata+(or+geodata)+in+Australian+smartphone+practices+and+cultures.%3Cbr%2F%3EOur+research+indicates+that%3A%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Location+data+is+widely+collected+from+Australians+for+a+range+of+purposes.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+The+collection%2C+use+and+disclosure+of+location+data+can+have+serious+potential%3Cbr%2F%3Eimpacts+on+individuals%2C+including+risks+to+their+personal+safety.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Location+data+can+reveal+other+sensitive+information+about+individuals.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Australians+are+concerned+about+the+privacy+risks+associated+with+sharing+their%3Cbr%2F%3Elocation+data.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Australians+may+provide+%E2%80%98consent%E2%80%99+in+relation+to+their+location+data%2C+despite%3Cbr%2F%3Eprivacy+concerns%2C+because+they+cannot+otherwise+use+particular+services.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Australians+may+provide+%E2%80%98consent%E2%80%99+in+relation+to+their+location+data+without+fully%3Cbr%2F%3Eunderstanding+how+their+location+data+is+collected%2C+used+and+disclosed.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Companies+have+sought+to+rely+on+%E2%80%98consent%E2%80%99+that+is+neither+fully+voluntary+nor+fully%3Cbr%2F%3Einformed+in+legal+proceedings+brought+against+them.+Based+on+this+research%2C+we+recommend%3A%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Amending+the+definition+of+sensitive+information+to+include+location+data.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+Explicitly+including+%E2%80%98voluntary%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98informed%E2%80%99+in+the+definition+of+consent+(proposal%3Cbr%2F%3E9.1).%3Cbr%2F%3E&rft.publisher=Attorney-General's+Department%2C+Australian+Government&rft.date=2022-01-10&rft.type=Other+Contribution&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F227650%2F1%2F2022_DMRC_submission_to_Privacy_Act_review.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=Mitchell%2C+Peta%2C+Megarry%2C+Jessica%2C+%26+Nelson%2C+Lucinda+(2022)+Location+data+as+sensitive+information.+QUT+Digital+Media+Research+Centre+submission+in+response+to+the+Privacy+Act+Review+Discussion+Paper.+Attorney-General's+Department%2C+Australian+Government.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F227650%2F&rft.rights=The+Author(s)&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=Digital+Media+Research+Centre%3B+Faculty+of+Business+%26+Law%3B+School+of+Law%3B+Faculty+of+Creative+Industries%2C+Education+%26+Social+Justice