Australian Federal Police illegally obtains journalist's metadata to find leak
@AFPCommissioner blames "human error" for illegal #metadata breach. #auspolhttp://bit.ly/2oOVeWk
AFP illegally accessed a journalist's records earlier this year, reported it earlier this week, released details late on a Friday. #metadata
Commonwealth Ombudsman will launch an investigation into the #metadata breach.
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Ombudsmen will investigate. Information is already deleted, so good luck with that. #metadata #auspolpic.twitter.com/JzqzZ0pxkT
A journalist's data was accessed without a warrant. AFP says it's "making changes". #metadata
AFP says people (still) should have full confidence in #metadata policy.
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"A journalist's privacy & ability to communicate confidentially w/ their sources has been completely violated by the AFP" #metadata #TheDrumpic.twitter.com/rVumqdRthO
Why are the coppers chasing leaks to journos, this was supposed to be about national security, terror plots etc. @AFPCommissioner
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AFP admits info may be deleted, but can not be unseen. "it would have been all of the calls made by phone during that period." #metadatapic.twitter.com/xsjtfsGEvl
The AFP:
1. Illegally accessed a journalist's phone records.
2. Will not tell the journalist.
3. Will not punish AFP officer. #metadata
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Good news #notmydebt sufferers! This is a defence now. #metadatapic.twitter.com/xYg9Ui59RZ
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"We knew this was a touchy area, which is why we didn't start more carefully." #metadatapic.twitter.com/dy7IOcrQfu
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AFP accesses journalist's call metadata without a warrant - MEAA statement: http://meaa.io/2qdbfHG #pressfreedompic.twitter.com/2ENDfQKngc
Paging all advocates of free speech and free press. This is your moment. #metadata
1. The nations top police force accessed journalists metadata illegally 2. Then destroyed the evidence 3. Didn't tell the journalist.
The AFP say they have breached #metadata laws by accessing the call records of a journalist without a warrant #TheDrumpic.twitter.com/P0xU8mfehu