[@OKau] Qn's from Government re GovHack

[James Purser]

I'd be interested in the "cannot criticise government" requirement. This
seems pretty broad, especially considering the fact that any data can be
used in such a way.

On Wed, 13 May 2015 at 18:11 Rosie Williams <budgetaus at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps there is someone else at that agency you can approach who
> understands the risks of releasing data  (or how to identify & quantify
> risks) and the rights of the public to use it?
>
> Disclaimer: I am not involved in any way in GovHack
>
> Rosie Williams BA (Sociology)
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> Subject: [@OKau] Qn's from Government re GovHack
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> Hi All,
>
> One of the GovHack/Code for Australia Fellows has been in communication
> with a state employee from the Department of Health and Human Services
> (Tobacco Unit) indirectly as a result of her work within the council.
>
> They seem to be interested in participating in GovHack but have asked her
> the following questions.
> I am not really the right person to answer these questions. I don't want
> to ask "do we have canned responses" but I presume these are regular
> questions that people can answer more eloquently than I. Pia?
>
>
> Is it possible you could identify any risks and how they are mitigated?
>
> Is there a risk the data could be misused in anyway or potentially
> criticise the Department or government?
> Is there a risk the submissions such as applications or websites could be
> used to criticise the Department or current government.
> Are there any privacy risks?
>
>
>
> Cheers
> L.
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