The private phone numbers of some Australia’s most high-profile politicians and businesspeople have been leaked online, including those of the prime minister and Opposition leader.
A third-party website is reportedly using artificial intelligence to trawl through other sites like LinkedIn, lifting the personal details of politicians. The site boasts to have the personal phone numbers and email addresses of 300 million working professionals, including people in the media.
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Source: 7News
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