9 Aug 2022

Specialist questioning where his data went after government job application

From Morning Report, 7:51 am on 9 August 2022

A data specialist is questioning where his sensitive personal data has ended up after he applied for a government job.

The company that ran a criminal history check on him says it is connected to government databases, uses facial recognition technology, stores the personal data in Australia and can share it with recipients in the US.

Phil Pennington reports.