[LINK] Re: [Oz-ISP] Feds to flog ABN database

[Garret Krampe]

Wow imagine the justified fraud ...




George Bray wrote:

> I don't remember seeing any notification of my business information
> being used by third parties when completing the government ABN
> requirements. Apart from the flagrant abuse of privacy principles,
> think of the junk mail/calls  :-(
>
>         George
>
> Feds to flog ABN database
> http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=2748
>
> By James Riley, InformationWeek
> Thursday, June 01, 2000
>
> The Australian Government plans to sell database information
> collected through the compulsory submission of Australian Business
> Number applications, a Senate committee has been told.
>
> It is understood the sale of ABN data - which includes such details
> as e-mail and postal addresses, tax numbers, number of employees,
> industry sector and banking partner - is to be arranged through the
> private sector at an expected bulk-purchase rate of $20 per business
> number.
> --
> George Bray
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