[privacy] Australia: Centrelink Staff Fired for Privacy Breaches

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via ABC News (Australia).

[snip]

Hundreds of Centrelink staff have been caught inappropriately looking
up the records of friends and ex-lovers.

The privacy breaches were uncovered using specially designed spyware
software.

As a result of a two-year investigation, Centrelink has uncovered
nearly 800 cases of what it has described as inappropriate access by
staff to customer records.

Nineteen staff have been sacked and nearly 100 resigned when they were
confronted with the allegations.

Five of the cases have also been referred by Centrelink to the
Australian Federal Police (AFP).

[snip]

More:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1721505.htm

- ferg


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