Confirmation today that private GST-related ABN data has been hacked into demonstrates that the Coalition is clueless about protecting on-line information, the Shadow Minister for Information, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
Taxpayers Australia Inc, today claimed that details forwarded to obtain Australian Business Numbers (ABN) and GST registration details were the subject of ‘hacking’.
Despite Labor’s concerns about privacy and data protection, the Coalition has failed to protect taxpayer’s interests once again.
This latest breach of privacy follows the revelation by the Opposition earlier this month that private ABN data had been supplied by the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (DEWRSB) to Dun and Bradstreet and Commonwealth Bank.
“The Government should know that one of the greatest impediments to the public’s willingness to take up electronic commerce and communication is a lack of confidence in security of their data, Senator Lundy said.
“This latest disaster resulting in a breach of privacy will further damage the confidence of Australians in electronic information,” Senator Lundy said.
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