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#Cambridge_Analytica on #Steroids"

#China's '#Hybrid_War'

#Beijing's #Mass_Surveillance of #Australia and the World for #Secrets and Scandal |

A #Chinese company with links to #Beijing's #Military and #Intelligence Networks has been amassing a vast #database of #detailed personal information on thousands of #Australians, including prominent and influential figures.

One intelligence analyst said the #database was "#Cambridge_Analytica on #steroids", referring to the trove of personal information sourced from #Facebook_Profiles in the lead up to the 2016 #US_election campaign.

Information collected includes dates of birth, addresses, marital status, along with photographs, political associations, relatives and social media IDs.

It collates #Twitter, #Facebook, #LinkedIn, #Instagram and even #TikTok accounts, as well as news stories, criminal records and corporate misdemeanors.

While much of the information has been "#SCRAPED" from open-source material, some profiles have information which appears to have been sourced from #Confidential_Bank_Records, job applications and #psychological profiles.

The company is believed to have sourced some of its information from the so-called "#dark_web".

* 2.4 million names and profiles are on the database, including more than 35,000 Australians

* The company which created the database has links to China's government and military

* The leak raises further questions about the spread and scope of China's intelligence gathering operations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/chinese-data-leak-linked-to-military-names-australians/12656668

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