Category: COVID Privacy

500,000 Addresses Leaked From Australian State Government Database

March 8, 2022
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Over half a million addresses collected by New South Wales (NSW) as part of its COVID-19 safety program were leaked last year, according to data obtained by 9News. The 566,318 addresses included the details of businesses, organisations, and government departments who were registering as COVIDSafe with the NSW Department of Customer Service. Less than one…

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Privacy Czar Probing Complaints About Federal Public Service Vaccination Requirement

October 22, 2021
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OTTAWA—The federal privacy watchdog is investigating “a number of complaints” about the government’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said in a statement Friday his office was looking into the concerns, but provided no details given they are now the subject of “ongoing investigations.” The Liberal government announced earlier this month…

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