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Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong

FOUND: Data privacy changes to shield australians from harm - What They Never Told You

Entities will be prohibited from directly marketing to kids and trading their personal information. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians will have better privacy protections and small businesses will need to invest more in data security under proposed laws flagged by the government.

Concerns over complex and lengthy privacy policies that lead to Australians simply ticking the box to get their product or service without reading disclaimers have prompted Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to agree in principle to undertake reforms.

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