PRIVACY

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Disclaimer: As usual, what is written below is my own personal opinion, and may vary from yours. It doesn’t mean to say that either is correct or incorrect, that’s what makes us all Humans.

I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today. I would also like to pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/the-privacy-act

The above link is the Australian Privacy Act.

As a private person, I find it offensive when others breach my trust, in any way.

To my knowledge, it is illegal to disclose someone’s private information to others, without express written permission.

When I hand over private information to someone, it means I trust them enough to keep the information safe and secure.

I always retain information provided to me, safe and secure and unless given written, signed permission, never breach another person’s trust in me.

In 2015, I was friends????????? With someone, and from what they were saying, I felt needed an “Outside Clique” Friend. I gave them my contact number, advising if they ever needed to talk, they could call me, but giving me advance notice, as I requested they block their number. I provided my number February 2015.

This person never called me, I’m aware of.

Late March 2015, this person suddenly cut all contact with me, blocking me from trying to contact them.

Early November 2015, I received a call from a blocked number, from someone saying they were a Law Enforcement Officer, LEO, who said many things, which caused me to get upset. The caller advised they were calling on behalf of the original person’s mother. I was warned off.

The LEO said things, which I knew are not said by LEO’s.

I tried asking how they got my number, however, my question was ignored, instead the caller talked over me, I feel to intimidate me.

My gut feeling was, the mother had illegally obtained my number from her offspring, my former associate.

Why my number was retained for 7 months, I have no idea, my feeling, it was to do exactly what they did.

I will admit, in July 2015, I was blaming myself for the association ending, I wrote and mailed a letter to the “friend?” Of course, as expected, I never received a response.

Several months later, I was doing research about England, when a business popped up. It took me several days to realise, this business was my former associates mothers business.

I decided to write a letter to her. N.B. Her daughter was transgender, and I thought I would be nice enough to pass on information regarding the requirements for Gender Surgery.

Anyway, my reason for writing this blog, is to say this:

“Before breaching someone’s privacy, please consider how YOU would feel if someone breached YOURS.”

I can promise everyone reading this, When I’m given private information, it remains private and confidential and is only passed on to others, when I have written, signed permission.

This will also apply once MCC established, and each Team Member will be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement, and if they breach it, they will face Legal Proceedings.

To finish: I’m now much more cautious with who receives what information from me,, but I also stress, I trust the person enough to NOT pass on my information, without my express written, signed consent.

THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH IS MY PERSON GUARANTEE, I WILL RESPECT THE PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST ME WITH THEIR PERSONAL, PRIVATE INFORMATION, WHETHER PRIVATE OR BUSINESS RELATED.

Thanking you all for reading this blog, I hope I have provided information to you all and educated too.

Chuckios.