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Private numbers of Australian PM and Donald Trump Jr made public on US website

Australian Federal Police formally requested removal of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal contact details from overseas websites after his phone number was published online alongside other politicians including Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.</span

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Sky News Australia

Australian Federal Police formally requested removal of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal contact details from overseas websites after his phone number was published online alongside other politicians including Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

The website responsible for publishing the contact details uses artificial intelligence to scan social media platforms, job portals and other sites to collect information, creating a database with hundreds of millions of professional contacts.</span

Australian Financial Review

The website responsible for publishing the contact details uses artificial intelligence to scan social media platforms, job portals and other sites to collect information, creating a database with hundreds of millions of professional contacts.

Contact details for international figures including Donald Trump Jr, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were also listed on the same US-based data intelligence platform used by recruiters and sales representatives.</span

BBC News

The Guardian

Contact details for international figures including Donald Trump Jr, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were also listed on the same US-based data intelligence platform used by recruiters and sales representatives.

LinkedIn denied any data breach occurred on their platform, stating that third-party companies taking personal data without member consent is prohibited, though the website's listings mirror public LinkedIn employment profiles.</span

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Daily Mail

LinkedIn denied any data breach occurred on their platform, stating that third-party companies taking personal data without member consent is prohibited, though the website's listings mirror public LinkedIn employment profiles.

This incident follows previous privacy breaches affecting Australian politicians, including a 2017 case where Parliament House accidentally published private numbers of hundreds of MPs, senators and staffers on their official website.</span

Australian

This incident follows previous privacy breaches affecting Australian politicians, including a 2017 case where Parliament House accidentally published private numbers of hundreds of MPs, senators and staffers on their official website.

The website offers an opt-out feature allowing individuals to request removal of their contact information within seven days, while Australian authorities warned that using carriage services for harassment constitutes a criminal offense.</span

The website offers an opt-out feature allowing individuals to request removal of their contact information within seven days, while Australian authorities warned that using carriage services for harassment constitutes a criminal offense.

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