ACT Policing accessed metadata illegally 116 times, potentially spanning between March 2015 and October 2015, by an officer not authorised to access metadata.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/23/police-made-illegal-metadata-searches-and-obtained-invalid-warrants-targeting-journalists …
- The ombudsman recommended the AFP quarantine all telecommunications data obtained under the 116 authorisations, which the AFP accepted. “However it did not act to quarantine the affected data at that time, which resulted in additional use and communication of the data." -