State and federal agencies outsourcing to private contractors to conduct surveillance on private accounts of people suspected of making spurious welfare claimsState and federal government agencies are increasingly outsourcing to private contractors to investigate and conduct surveillance on welfare and work-related claims, including through monitoring social media.
On Wednesday the Daily Telegraph reported the Department of Human Services had been gathering evidence from social media accounts and other online accounts in relation to cases about spurious Centrelink payment claims. Related: Police may gain acted illegally in search for Facebook memes 'mocking' officers Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com