Pointing to an April 2017 report from The Guardian that said Cambridge Analytica met with representatives of the Liberal Party, government staff, and parliamentarians, including former Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber
Security Dan Tehan, to discuss the
company opening a local presence, Farrell asked Fifield to confirm that no «improperly obtained
private information about
Australian Facebook users» would be exploited by
Australian political parties.
As part of the HKEX's exploration of the technology, the firm plans to launch a
private market for smaller
companies interested in building blockchain applications and is engaging with the
Australian Securities Exchange and others to explore other use cases.