Home affairs cyber survey exposed personal data of participating firms
by Josh Taylor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6D7X6)
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The home affairs department exposed the personal information of more than 50 small business survey participants who were sought for their views on cybersecurity, Guardian Australia can reveal.
The names, business names, phone numbers and emails of the participants in the survey were published on the parliament website in response to a question on notice from May's Budget estimates hearing.
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