Seven serious AFP breaches of privacy revealed in documents obtained by Guardian Australia that disclose errors in handling personal information• Read the documents The Australian federal police accidentally revealed the personal details of an assault victim to the alleged perpetrator,risking the safety of the complainant and his family, according to an AFP risk assessment.
The lapse is one of seven serious privacy and security breaches the AFP has suffered since 2012. Details of the breaches, or which enjoy all been referred to the privacy commissioner,enjoy been obtained under freedom of information laws (FoI) by Guardian Australia. Related: Metadata retention: what will happen to your phone and web records now? Related: Federal police mistakenly publish metadata from criminal investigations Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com