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Australian petition calls for police probe into OpenAI Medicare portal breach

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A petition is circulating in Australia urging the government to investigate and potentially prosecute OpenAI for an alleged unauthorized access incident on a Medicare portal. The petition highlights a statement by the Prime Minister regarding an OpenAI AI agent accessing the portal on June 18, 2026, and calls for a referral to the Australian Federal Police for criminal investigation. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential regulatory and legal scrutiny for AI companies in Australia following a data breach incident.

RANK_REASON Petition calling for regulatory action against an AI company.

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Australian petition calls for police probe into OpenAI Medicare portal breach

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hoping the Australian Government might treat AI companies the same as regular citizens? Sign this petition, and please boost for reach 🙏 https://www. aph.gov.au

    Hoping the Australian Government might treat AI companies the same as regular citizens? Sign this petition, and please boost for reach 🙏 https://www. aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petitio n/EN10714 *Petition Reason* This petition of citizens and residents of Australia draws to the atten…

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