❓ A parliamentary question seeking information on whether government departments under the Premier's control are monitoring third-party WiFi MAC or Bluetooth addresses. The answer indicates that none of the listed departments are currently engaged in such monitoring.
AnsweredQoN 2677Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 March 2018
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
Does any department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's control maintain any wireless network that monitors a third-party's WiFi MAC (Media Access Control) or bluetooth address and if so: (a) Where is the wireless network located and who is being monitored; (b) What company supplies the software and/or hardware to monitor the addresses, what was the upfront and ongoing annual cost; (c) Why was the decision made to monitor the addresses; (d) What information is harvested as part of this monitoring, how is it stored and how long is it retained; and (e) Are the third-party's aware of the monitoring and do they have any way to opt-out?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 May 2018
Response time
9 days
Gold Corporation
Gold Corporation does not currently monitor the MAC or Bluetooth address of any device connected to its secured wireless network.
Lotterywest
Lotterywest does not maintain any wireless network that monitors a third-party's WiFi MAC (Media Access Control) or bluetooth address.
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal and Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
No.
(a)-(e) Not Applicable
Gold Corporation does not currently monitor the MAC or Bluetooth address of any device connected to its secured wireless network.
Lotterywest
Lotterywest does not maintain any wireless network that monitors a third-party's WiFi MAC (Media Access Control) or bluetooth address.
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal and Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
No.
(a)-(e) Not Applicable
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