Supporting Document: Australian Privacy Principles Student Summary

Source note

This is a simplified Year 10 learning summary. Use the OAIC pages for official wording:

What the APPs are

The Australian Privacy Principles are principles in the Privacy Act that guide how personal information should be handled by organisations and agencies covered by the Act.

For this task, use the APPs as critique questions. Ask whether a smart home system handles people and data responsibly.

Useful APP ideas for this task

APP idea	Student-friendly question
Open and transparent management	Is it clear how the system handles personal information?
Anonymity or pseudonymity	Could a person use the system without giving unnecessary identity details?
Collection of solicited personal information	Is only necessary information collected?
Notification of collection	Is the user told what is collected and why?
Use or disclosure	Is information used only for the expected purpose?
Security of personal information	Is information protected from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access?
Access and correction	Could a user access or correct information about them if this were a real service?

Applying APPs to a smart home

A model Simpsons House may not collect much personal information. A real smart home could create a larger digital footprint, such as:

when someone is home
which doors or lights are used
device identifiers
app account details
logs of commands or errors
video, audio or sensor readings if extra devices are added

A strong audit explains what data exists now and what data could become sensitive in a real version.

Example critique sentence starters

The system should tell users that it collects or displays ... because ...
The system should minimise ... because the user does not need ...
The system creates a digital footprint when ...
The strongest privacy concern is ... because ...
A practical improvement would be ...