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Australian Gov't Loses Privacy Alert Subscription Information In the Mail

First time accepted submitter darinfp writes "As an Australian, I'd like to announce a new definition of the word 'Irony.' A government contractor put a list of users and details in the mail and it was lost. The list contained users subscribed to the government's privacy breach alert system."

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  1. Actually the irony is ... by Wild+Wizard · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually the irony is that the contractor is in fact AusCERT who claim to be :-

    AusCERT operates within a worldwide network of information security experts to provide computer incident prevention, response and mitigation strategies for members and assistance to affected parties in Australia.