Australian Tax Office Breaches Privacy
Lachlan Heywood writes on News.com.au:
The tax records of hundreds of Australians have been illegally accessed by Australian Taxation Office staff over the past two years.More here.
Breaches include spying on clients' records and unauthorised access of data systems.
A total of 917 taxpayers have had their records inappropriately accessed by ATO staff since October 2004 and high-profile celebrities and sports stars may have ben affected.
Earlier this year, multi-millionaire businessman and former producer John Cornell – a close friend and business partner of actor Paul Hogan – accused the tax office of deliberately leaking some of his records to the media.
posted by Fergie @ 11/03/2006 04:11:00 PM
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