Aus govt monitors media critics, releases private data to “correct the record”

> [Campbell] described an official program of social media surveillance, in which Centrelink monitors social media for critics, and sends private information about those critics to the Minister’s office.

> Campbell also described an interpretation of social security law so broad that it effectively adds up to a license for the Department to disclose information against any citizen criticising government policy.

> the Department believes it can disclose private data on individuals from other government agencies such as the Australian Tax Office.