Media Contacts

This page provides contact-points for people who are knowledgeable about various privacy topics, and who are prepared to be approached by the media. Our intention is to provide quick access to an informed public interest perspective on news-items, especially those driven by government and corporate media releases.

Please note that these people are not necessarily spokespersons for the Foundation. If you want an official comment from the APF, see immediately below.

Official APF Comments

Submissions to Parliamentary Committees, etc.:

Chair, Policy C'tee - Nigel Waters, (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342

All Other Matters:

Chair – Roger Clarke, (02) 6288 1472

Vice-Chair - David Vaile, 0414 731 249

Graham Greenleaf, (02) 9569 5310

Current APF Board-Members:

Listed Here

Set out below is a list of subject-specific contacts.

Media Contact-Points on Specific Privacy Matters (alpha by Topic)

• Anonymity and Pseudonymity - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• APF activities generally - Roger Clarke (Chair), (02) 6288 1472
• Austrac - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Big Brother Awards -Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342
• Biometrics - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Bodily Privacy - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472


• Children's Privacy -
• Credit - Chris Connolly
• Cryptography - Greg Taylor


• Dataveillance - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Marcus Wigan
• Data Ownership - Marcus Wigan
• Digital Rights Management - Graham Greenleaf (02) 9569 5310, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Digital Signatures - Graham Greenleaf (02) 9569 5310, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Direct Marketing - Chris Connolly, Greg Taylor, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Education - Jan Whitaker, 0403 209 448
• Electronic Commerce - Chris Connolly, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Marcus Wigan
• Email- John Corker, Danny Yee, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Employee Privacy - Jim Nolan, John Corker, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Financial Services - Chris Connolly
• FoI - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Jim Nolan
• Health Care - Meredith Carter, Roger Magnusson, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Identification Issues and Technologies - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Marcus Wigan
• Information Privacy - John Corker, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Graham Greenleaf (02) 9569 5310
• Intelligent Transport Systems - Marcus Wigan, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342
• Internet - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Danny Yee
• Internet Commerce - Chris Connolly, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472


• Law Enforcement - Nigel Waters, Chris Connolly
• Legislation - John Corker, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Graham Greenleaf (02) 9569 5310
• Libraries - Jan Whitaker, 0403 209 448


• Media - Roger Magnusson, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• National Security - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Chris Connolly
• New Media - Jan Whitaker, 0403 209 448
• N.S.W. Privacy Law - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Outsourcing - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Patient Privacy - Meredith Carter, Roger Magnusson
• Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Greg Taylor
• Privacy-Invasive Software - Danny Yee, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Graham Greenleaf (02) 9569 5310


• Security - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Smart Cards - Chris Connolly, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472


• Telemarketing - Chris Connolly, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472
• Telecommunications - John Corker, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342
• Transport - Marcus Wigan, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342


• Universities - Danny Yee, Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472


• Video Surveillance - Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342
• Workplace Privacy - Jim Nolan, John Corker, Nigel Waters (02) 4981 0828 or 0407 230 342, Marcus Wigan


• World Wide Web - Roger Clarke (02) 6288 1472, Danny Yee

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