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Australian Federal Police admits requesting journalist's metadata
![]() ![]() ![]() The Australian Federal Police have admitted for the first time they requested to access a journalist's metadata, according to a report in The Guardian. The report states the Police were attempting to track down the confidential sources of the publication's journalist Paul Farrell. SEE ALSO: 5 massive problems with Australia's metadata retention regime The request for Farrell's metadata was revealed when the AFP admitted to the privacy commissioner it had requested "subscriber checks" — access to telecommunications account details — and email records, according the The Guardian.* Farrell had put in a request for his Police files, as every Australian has the right to do, and received his file in February. The 200-page documents he received showed the Australian Federal Police had launched an investigation into one of his stories. Read more... More about Metadata, Australia, and World ??????? ??????: Australian Federal Police admits requesting journalist's metadata || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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