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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

Push to scrap Australia privacy exemptions for political parties due to risk of data breaches

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A submission to an inquiry by consumer group Digital Rights Watch says exemptions to the Privacy Act afforded to political parties risks a massive data breach. Photograph: Francesco Cantone/Getty Images/EyeEm

The Albanese government is being urged to scrap “concerning” exemptions given to political parties to use voter data, as part of a review of the federal election.

In the wake of last month’s massive Optus privacy breach, Digital Rights Watch Australia has warned that voter information kept by political parties – which is exempted from the Privacy Act – is at risk of a future damaging data breach.

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