Category Archives: Privacy Commissioner

Credit reporting law changes – a look at complaints handling

Posted on May 8, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

Credit reporting is set to be overhauled. In our arena of helping consumers make complaints and dispute their credit reports - ease of credit listing dispute for consumers would be a positive move. We look at just what to expect from these … Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged ALRC, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, credit listing complaints, credit listing dispute, credit reporting law changes, credit reports, disputed credit listings, Graham Doessel, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, privacy law reform, www.fixmybadcredit.com.au | Leave a comment

12 Quick Privacy Tips for Parents

Posted on May 6, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

As we close off Privacy Awareness Week 2012, it’s important to take away some information that people can use in their daily lives to protect their personal information, to prevent identity theft and to protect the integrity of their credit file from … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit file, credit fraud, credit rating defaults, data warehousing, Graham Doessel, Identity Theft, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, Privacy Awareness Week 2012, privacy tips for parents, www.fixmybadcredit.com.au | Leave a comment

Privacy Protection set to be heightened under Australian Law

Posted on May 3, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

Big changes are coming for Australian privacy rights and laws governing the use of personal information. The Australian Government has announced it will make the first set of changes to the Privacy Act 1988 in the Winter sitting of Parliament. … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, credit file, credit reporitng, credit reporting law, credit reports, Graham Doessel, mandatory data breach notification, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, Privacy Act 1988, Privacy Awareness Week, privacy commissioner, privacy law reform, Privacy laws, Timothy Pilgrim, www.fixmybadcredit.com.au | Leave a comment

Privacy Commissioner reports data breaches on the rise

Posted on May 2, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

As part of Privacy Awareness Week 2012, over 180 business leaders met in Sydney this week to discuss the topic of data breaches. Data breaches can occur through lost or stolen laptops, portable storage devices and paper records, or through … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, bad credit history, credit file, credit fraud, credit rating, data breaches, identity crime, Identity Theft, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, Privacy Awareness Week, privacy commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim | Leave a comment

TMI – 5 things all young people should know about privacy, social networking and credit.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

If you didn’t have Facebook or Twitter – you’d be lost right? It’s a great way to keep in touch with friends– and sometimes it’s more convenient and quicker than a phone call. But if you don’t keep your personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged bad credit rating, credit file, credit rating, Facebook, fraudsters, Graham Doessel, Identity Theft, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, Privacy and social networking, Privacy Awareness Week 2012, Twitter, www.fixmybadcredit.com.au | Leave a comment

MyCRA Partners Privacy Awareness Week 2012

Posted on April 30, 2012 by GrahamDoessel

MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs is proud to be a Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) Partner for 2012 which runs 29 April to 5 May. The team at MyCRA hope we can help educate more people on Privacy Issues this week and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit file, credit fraud, credit rating, credit rating repairer, Graham Doessel, MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, prevent identity theft, privacy, Privacy Awareness Week 2012, privacy commissioner, privacy of personal information, Timothy Pilgrim | Leave a comment

Privacy Commissioner casts final verdict on Sony data breach

Posted on October 3, 2011 by LisaBrewster

It seems that there will be no reprisal according to Australian law for the victims of the Sony PlayStation/Qriocity saga which left the personal information of approximately 77 million Sony customers worldwide exposed to hackers and threatened the victims with … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer, Identity Theft, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit, credit file, credit rating repair, credit report, credit reporting agencies, Identity Theft, OAIC, privacy commissioner, Sony, Timothy Pilgrim, Veda Advantage | Leave a comment

Privacy Commissioner releases findings on Telstra mailout error

Posted on July 8, 2011 by LisaBrewster

Whenever the public are in danger of having their credit file tarnished due to data breaches which can result in identity theft, it is important to warn them. Recent news from the OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on a botched Telstra … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit file, credit rating, credit repair, credit report, Dun & Bradstreet, Identity Theft, MyCRA Credit Repairs, privacy commissioner, tasmanian collection service, Telstra mailout error, Veda Advantage | Leave a comment

Yes, You Can Get A Free Copy Of Your Credit File In Australia

Posted on June 7, 2011 by GrahamDoessel

There has been a lot of chatter recently about Identity Theft, Online Scams and such and one of the best ways to be on the look out for these issues is to grab hold of your free credit report every … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit repair, credit report, dnb, Dun & Bradstreet, free credit file, Graham Doessel, Identity Theft, mycra, Tascol, Veda Advantage | Leave a comment

Cyber security – it concerns our credit file

Posted on June 1, 2011 by LisaBrewster

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Week this week, from 30 May to 3 June. The Government holds this week to endeavour to help Australians understand cyber security risks as well as educate home and small business users on the simple … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged identity theft; fraud; cyber security; credit file; credit repair, mycra | Leave a comment

Sony dangles a carrot to entice users back to its system

Posted on May 16, 2011 by GrahamDoessel

Sony has offered a sweetener in the hope that most of its 17 million users will be enticed back to using its services after the PlayStation data breach last month. Sony has offered its customers a ‘welcome back’ package that … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer, Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit file, data breach, Graham Doessel, identity fraud, Identity Theft, OAIC, play station, playstation, playstation network, PS3, Sony PlayStation | Comments Off

Privacy Commissioner Investigates Sony Data Breach

Posted on May 5, 2011 by GrahamDoessel

On April 27 I posted about the Sony PlayStation data breach which occurred on April 17 and has possibly affected PlayStation users worldwide. To update this issue, yesterday the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim revealed findings from his initial investigation … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, fix my bad credit, Graham Doessel, identity fraud, Identity Theft, OAIC, playstation, Privacy Act, privacy commissioner, PS2, PS3, PSN, Sony | 2 Comments

Identity theft danger – PlayStation account information hacked worldwide

Posted on April 27, 2011 by GrahamDoessel

PlayStation users should contact their banks immediately. Sony Australia has confirmed today that the personal information of all PlayStation Network account holders worldwide has fallen into the wrong hands. All users are now at grave risk of identity theft with … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged crime commission, Graham Doessel, hacked, identity fraud, Identity Theft, mycra, play station, playstation, playstation network, PS1, PS2, PS3 | 2 Comments

Australians are battling with creditors and agencies over their credit rating

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Administrator

CREDIT rating defaults are very easy to come by, but not so easy to remove on your own, according to credit repair company MY CRA. Director GRAHAM DOESSEL says it would surprise most people that thousands of Australians have black … Continue reading →

Posted in Defaults Removed, Industry News, media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER ASSOCIATION, bad credit, credit rating, credit rating repair, default removal, fix my bad credit | 3 Comments

Crime storm blows in after Cyclone Yasi

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Administrator

VICTIMS of CYCLONE YASI are urged to take real and important measures to protect their identities from thieves in the aftermath of the cyclone’s devastation to homes and businesses. With homes in absolute ruin and thousands of people still displaced, … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, bad credit, credit rating, cyclone yazi, cyclone zasi, fix my bad credit, Graham Doessel, ian stewart, identity fraud, Identity Theft, mycra, north qld, north queensland, OAIC, privacy commissioner, qld floods, queensland floods | 1 Comment

NATIONAL CONSUMER FRAUD WEEK – SCAMS: IT’S PERSONAL

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Administrator

This week has been National Consumer Fraud week, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have themed this year as ‘Scams: It’s Personal’. “While the overall financial cost of scams is high, we should not overlook the personal toll … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged accc, Graham Doessel, identity fraud, Identity Theft, mycra, peter kell, scams, scamwatch, The little black book of scams, victims | 1 Comment

Privacy Commissioner gets tough on Vodafone

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Administrator

MyCRA Credit Rating Repair
Vodafone customers’ personal information was available on a publically accessible website..
Vodafone was in breach of their obligations under the Privacy Act…
The AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION now sites identity theft as the “fastest growing crime in AUSTRALIA Continue reading →

Posted in media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged credit rating, Identity Theft, mycra, OAIC, privacy commissioner, Vodafone | Leave a comment

First Telstra & Now Vodafone… What Privacy Protection Do We Really Have?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Administrator

Recently I blogged about Telstra allegedly breaching the privacy of some 200,000 clients by sending out letters to clients containing the details of other Telstra clients phone services and contact details. Now it seems, Vodafone have allegedly breached privacy also.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News, media releases, Privacy Commissioner | Tagged bad credit, bad credit rating, credit rating, credit rating help, credit rating repair, dnb, Dun & Bradstreet, Finance industry ombudsman, mycra, OAIC, privacy commissioner, repair bad credit, Veda Advantage, Vodafone | Leave a comment