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E-Crime Police Raid Melbourne Newspaper

Posted by samzenpus on from the e-police-they're-coming-to-arrest-me dept.

beaverdownunder writes "Police from the 'E-Crime Squad' have raided The Age's offices in Melbourne today, executing a warrant in relation to an investigation following allegations of illegal access to the ALP (Australian Labor Party) database. 'Victoria Police E-Crime Squad is investigating the allegation personal details of Victorians were electronically accessed by a media outlet via a confidential political party database without authorization,' a police spokeswoman said. Last November, The Age revealed the Labor Party held the personal details of thousands of Victorians — including sensitive health and financial information — in a database that was accessed by campaign workers before the Victoria state election."

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  1. Cops turn a blind eye to public service corruption by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is hilarious. There have been many reports of hundreds of cases of corruption in the Commonwealth Public Service which the AFP has refused to investigate.

    http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service-keeps-fraud-cases-private-20110923-1kpdr.html

    http://www.smh.com.au/national/corruption-claims-dog-foreign-bureaucrats-20110923-1kpc7.html

    http://www.smh.com.au/national/federal-agencies-lack-firepower-to-deal-with-fraud-20111003-1l5dt.html

    A guy reported corruption in the reserve bank but the AFP wouldn't investigate until he went on TV and forced them. Even now the Reserve Bank is being dragged to an investigation kicking and screaming.

    http://www.smh.com.au/business/reserve-officials-in-evidence-coverup-20111004-1l7dr.html

    http://www.theage.com.au/national/fresh-corruption-claims-rattle-rba-20111123-1nv2l.html

    http://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-scandal-to-force-bribery-law-change-20110702-1gw9t.html

    But the Labor Party has a leak and suddenly the cops are raiding the newspapers. What a joke!

  2. Injuction made by Xiroth · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The latest is that The Age has prevented the police from taking the computers through legal injunction. Nice to see that occasionally this kind of madness can be stopped sometimes.