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❓ Question asks whether departments under the Minister's control monitor third-party WiFi/Bluetooth addresses. All agencies responded negatively, indicating no such monitoring occurs.

AnsweredQoN 2666Legislative Assembly

Asked

13 March 2018

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

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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?

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Answered

12 June 2018

Responded by

Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

Response time

18 days

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable
Mineral Research Institute WA
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (MyLeave)
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable
WA Industrial Relations Commission
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable
WorkCover WA
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable
WA Electoral Commission
No
(a) - (e) Not applicable

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