the twitter conversation during the airing of Persons of Interest (my best of selection)

Geoff Derrick ‏@geoffderrick
#personsofinterest insightful doco on @SBS Disgraceful to see that ASIO spied on ordinary Aussies' most personal moments.

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz
#Personsofinterest fetish for data in distinction to intel

Ben Lever ‏@Simbera
And how you don't ever get told that they've done it. You just get fired & maybe read about it in your file decades later #PersonsOfInterest

Ben Lever ‏@Simbera Interesting to see how closely ASIO interfered with people's job prospects if they suspected them off communist leanings #PersonsOfInterest

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #Personsofinterest by the mid 1960s ASIO had lost the plot. See influence of Angleton and Golytsin

News Australia ‏@NewsAustralia .@rupertmurdoch had Marxist sympathies at Geelong Grammar and Oxford. So why did ASIO let him take over newspapers? #PersonsOfInterest

Eleri Morgan-Thomas ‏@EleriMT 19mAppalling to listen and then record such a personal conversation! There's no security implications in a pregnancy #personsofinterest

Steve Raymond ‏@ste_ray What is concerning is that even those "of no interest" are still on file #personsofinterest #sbs

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #personsofinterest Baby boomers enrage commos!  Yep. That's how I remember it. #RockNRoll

News Australia ‏@NewsAustralia 26mRupert Murdoch in 1950s was interested in Communism and Marxism, even hung out with a few Commies. Where's his file ASIO? #PersonsOfInterest

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #personsofinterest Bendigo episode straight out of Get Smart

News Australia ‏@NewsAustralia There's probably a few dozen well paid ASIO agents monitoring reaction to #PersonsOfInterest on social media right now. #SBS

Eleri Morgan-Thomas ‏@EleriMT ASIO subscribed to Tribune! And sourced their intelligence there. Hmm maybe spying is easier then I thought #personsofinterest

Anne Brophy ‏@BrophyAnne Absorbing social and political history #PersonsofInterest on @SBS reflecting on ASIO files and their effects, with hindsight

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #personsofinterest ASIO were effective in the Petrov case Wally Clayton (Klod) was passing on info to Soviets

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #personsofinterest ASIO propaganda very shrill. I remember laughing at it.

Rita El Daghl ‏@RitaElDaghl Menzies calls communism the greatest conspiracy of his time. Modern Libs  call it global warming. #PersonsOfInterest #auspol

Animadverter ‏@ozkatz #personsofinterest greatest product of intel organisations is imaginary enemies.

Rita El Daghl ‏@RitaElDaghl F*ck these active dissidents are a scary bunch. Good thing ASIO was monitoring the truly 'bad' guys. #PersonsOfInterest

Regional Reverie ‏@regionalreverie I'm left wondering what was precisely the difference between ASIO and the Stasi. #PersonsOfInterest

Steve Raymond ‏@ste_ray Wonder how many Australians currently gave an ASIO file just for belonging to a political party or attending a rally #personsofinterest #sbs

Eleri Morgan-Thomas ‏@EleriMT Imagine reading ASIO's character critique of yourself some 40 years later #personsofinterest

d.b. valentine ‏@dbvalentine "This man is of no interest" #BoringGuy #PersonsofInterest

ΒLΔΚΚЯ ‏@blakkkr #PersonsOfInterest doco on #SBSONE is making library tech organs all tingly. ..

Tommy Carron ‏@Tommycarron Interesting Australian #ASIO spy footage being shown on @SBS TV now #Personsofinterest

webyter ‏@webyter 1h#Personsofinterest facing extra 3 hour wait to watch over here in WA