From:	Chris Connolly [chrisc@galexia.com.au]
Sent:	Tuesday, 8 February 2011 5:00 PM
To:	Timothy Pilgrim; Andrew Solomon
Cc:	apfboard@privacy.org.au
Subject:	Biometrics Institute Privacy Code

Dear Timothy, Andrew,

The APF wrote to you in December 2009 asking you to de-register the Biometrics 
Institute Privacy Code. We have had some follow up correspondence and 
conversations since then, and we discussed this issue again briefly at the 
last NGO meeting.

Do you have any update on progress addressing any of the issues we raised 
(lack of subscribers, lack of code promotion, absence of independent review 
etc.)?

I note that the Code now has just 4 subscribers out of 110 members. This is 
reduction from 2009 when they had 5 out of 106. The list of subscribers is 
different in two place on the institute website (the subscriber register and 
the code register list different subscribers). I presume the code register is 
correct but how could a consumer be sure?

None of the subscribers describes or promotes the code on their own sites and 
only one mentions the code. Some of the subscribers do not have public privacy 
policies.

I can still see no evidence of the 3 year independent review being undertaken, 
and the Code will be having its 5 year anniversary shortly.

Members of the Australian Privacy Foundation would be grateful for a brief 
update. I have also been asked questions about the Code by other consumer and 
civil liberty organisations.

Do we need to write to you again about this or make a formal complaint? 
Or will this email suffice?

Thanks in advance.

Chris Connolly
Member of the Board
Australian Privacy Foundation

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