Government agencies could access personal data without consent under new bill
Privacy advocates fear Coalition’s proposed data-sharing law could allow for robodebt-style tactics Australians’ personal information could be accessed by government agencies and researchers without their consent under proposed data-sharing legislation that critics say could pave the way for more robodebt-style tactics. In a speech at an Australian Financial Review conference this week, the former government services minister Stuart Robert said it wasn’t his job to make government “sexy”, but make it simple. Related: Facebook data leak: Australians urged to check and secure social media accounts Related: Government investigates data breach revealing details of 774,000 migrants Continue reading... [...]