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Aus govt monitors media critics, releases private data to “correct the record”

3 pointsby ro_sharpabout 8 years ago

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ro_sharpabout 8 years ago
&gt; [Campbell] described an official program of social media surveillance, in which Centrelink monitors social media for critics, and sends private information about those critics to the Minister’s office.<p>&gt; Campbell also described an interpretation of social security law so broad that it effectively adds up to a license for the Department to disclose information against any citizen criticising government policy.<p>&gt; the Department believes it can disclose private data on individuals from other government agencies such as the Australian Tax Office.