{"id":90526,"date":"1999-12-31T00:42:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/govt-agencies-given-access-to-telecoms-details-of-820k-aussies\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:42:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:42:00","slug":"govt-agencies-given-access-to-telecoms-details-of-820k-aussies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/govt-agencies-given-access-to-telecoms-details-of-820k-aussies\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Agencies Given Access To Telecoms Details Of 820K Aussies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 820,000 Australians had their telecoms account details revealed to law-enforcement, emergency services, and national security agencies in the year to June 30, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The details were revealed under the Telecommunications Act. 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