Massive data breach: Nash must resign
Massive data breach: Nash must resign, register should not
proceed
“The Police Minister must resign and the
Government should now back down on its proposal for a
firearms register after a massive data breach”, says ACT
Leader David Seymour.
“The details of more than 37,000
gun ‘buy-back’ notifications to Police were made
available on the agency’s website this morning.
“The
names, addresses, dates of birth, types of firearms, and
cellphone and bank account numbers were available to view.
This information could be downloaded in a matter of
seconds.
“The potential for such an outcome is why ACT
stood alone against the Government's rushed legislation in
April. This data breach is the inevitable result of a law
that was made in just nine days.
“The safety of
law-abiding firearms owners has been endangered by this data
breach and the Police Minister must resign. Stuart Nash
bears ultimate responsibility for the actions of his
agency.
“This kind of incident is exactly why a firearms
register is a terrible idea and why ACT has opposed it from
the start. A gun register, if leaked, will become a
steal-to-order list for gangs and criminals.
“The
Government must now abandon its attempt to register every
firearm in the country. Centralising this information within
an agency which has shown time and again that it cannot be
trusted to manage it cannot be allowed to proceed.
“The
Government must start again on firearms
law.”
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