[LINK] National address database pinpoints properties

[Howard Lowndes]

On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 17:43, Tim Lister wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 17:15, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> > >      Geocoded addresses are an index of locality, street number and
> > >      coordinates of longitude and latitude. Owner/resident names are not
> > >      used for privacy reasons.
> > 
> > ...for how long...
> 
> dear me, a cynic in Link, who'd have thunk it? ... i've come over all
> dizzy, i'll have to grab the smelling salts and have a quiet lie down in
> a darkened room.

Given that the various land title offices already have the cadasters and
the ownership details on DB and have had for years (I used to be able to
turn a pretty quid with that data until NSW got a bit more privacy
conscious), this information is already available to all authorities and
licenced land valuers.

> 
> next you'll be suggesting that that nice Mr Howard is lying ...
> 
> Tim Lister
> City of Sydney Greens
> (02)9557 4050
> webmaster at sydney.nsw.greens.org.au
> http://sydney.nsw.greens.org.au
> "Think Globally, Act Locally"
-- 
Howard.
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