Australian privacy watchdog refuses to investigate employer that allegedly accessed worker’s personal emails

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Legal expert says court ruling in case where information accessed on work laptop at Mecrus confirms ‘Australians still don’t have a right to privacy’

The Australian information commissioner refused to investigate an employer that allegedly accessed an employee’s personal emails, on the grounds the information was accessed on the employee’s work laptop.

The decision of a delegate of the information commissioner, who holds responsibility for enforcing the Privacy Act, was revealed this month in a federal court of appeal ruling that rejected an appeal against the decision.

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