'Airport cards used to target women'

[Hvr]

Allegations that an Immigration Department worker and former Australian Federal Police officer, accused of a sex attack in West Perth, meticulously planned to track down women using their airport passenger cards and assumed other people's identities have been revealed in a Perth court.


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Both times he allegedly threatened to rob the women, showing them what appeared to be a gun tucked into his pants in a bid to force them into a secluded area.

These allegations revealed in court are of concern to all of us who are forced to reveal lots of personal information when travelling.

Let's hope that there is a review of how this information is handled when the department is doing its own review.

 

[mella2007]

There are sick people in this world..

 

[whatmeworry]

Custom officials (across the world) now that they can scan passports, can easily take your details by copying your details from the scan.

 

[Simo]

There is bad eggs in every industry.

I have heard some bad stories and know of a ex staff members who have done some wrong cough.