I'm scared to even write about this, and that's a terrible position to be in as a reporter.
As a commentator, I'm often lumped in with journalists, and I accept that. However, the handling of the Qantas data leak has left me blown away.
The Supreme Court of NSW has issued an injunction, striking fear through newsrooms across Australia, to prevent anyone from sharing or even looking at the stolen data.
The Qantas data leak is being reported and handled in a way that sets a scary precedent for reporting.
The injunction was issued after Qantas went to court to prevent the dissemination of the data, which was stolen from their systems three months ago.
Author's summary: Qantas data leak sparks reporting fears.