A new recordkeeping policy for the use of mobile devices has been published by the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). It recommends adoption by Victorian government agencies “to support best practice recordkeeping regarding creating and keeping full and accurate records.”

As the Australian Federal Government poises to toughen laws to crack down on terrorist threats on home soil, a new survey has found that Australian corporates generally support the data retention proposals, but insist on strict safeguards to protect against the heightened privacy and cyber-crime risks, while harbouring deep concerns about the measure’s ‘knock- on’ costs.