Unions have accused a mining company of potential breaches of the Privacy Act, The Australian reports. The group says BHP Billiton sent text messages to wives and partners of company employees ahead of a voting strike and could have only obtained those phone numbers via the workers' emergency contact details. If so, the company used the data for purposes other than the reason it was obtained, says a union bargaining group including the CFMEU, The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Electrical Trades Union. The group says it will complain to the privacy commissioner within 30 days unless it receives an apology. BHP says it has since done so.
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