That’s really the only solution here. Companies can’t be forced to give up data they don’t have. A company that isn’t physically delivering things to you doesn’t need your real address. If it’s not depositing money into your account, they don’t need your credit card/bank info either, nor your real name

Exactly. Kmart did a similar trial a while back. This ruling will just open the floodgates for every company to roll out AI-powered facial recognition cameras everywhere

Make sure you don’t drive either. They scan number plates too

and it’s a really bad idea to teach people that that’s normal or acceptable.

This is a point so few people mention. Normalising having to give up personal information online is such a dangerous thing to do and companies/governments that enforce this shit are setting people up to be scammed

Australia’s privacy laws are dated, vague, open to interpretation and full of loopholes you could drive a semi through. Companies should have to be clear about exactly what they collect, how it’s stored and give people options to delete it. No more “we may collect some data and keep it for as long as we deem reasonable.” It should only be legal for companies to use data for their primary function (i.e assessing a tenant for eligibility), all other purposes (like selling to advertisers) should be strictly optional and opt-in. And no more using already collected data for a new purpose without getting a new round of permission

And the exception for small business needs to go. Small businesses without proper cybersec teams are usually the least equipped to securely handle the data they collect.

What are you talking about? I made a single comment pointing out the reality that “age verification” means giving up private information to companies that has already resulted in many thousands of IDs and face photos being stolen. That’s a fact

And you replying that it hasn’t happened to you is an absolutely pointless thing to say, btw. Doesn’t mean it isn’t happening to others. Doesn’t mean it won’t happen to you

I can’t access that site with my VPN but I’m aware that the law technically doesn’t say they need to use PII. But that’s how websites are doing it anyway

Doesn’t mean it’s not happening

The social media ban doesn’t stop adults from doing anything or make them do anything

Besides have to submit ID documents or a scan of their faces to companies that routinely sell or leak that data… Why do supporters of this law always just ignore that part?

This has been well known for decades, and is by design. Agencies and landlords get to collect and sell any data they want, and the renters are told to suck it up or be homeless

What are you basing this on? Anyone who can do research knows bitlocker-locked drives are recoverable with a Microsoft account, meaning MS hold the encryption keys and can hand them over to LE. That’s not a new thing. Apple offers similar functionality to make devices unlockable with an iCloud recovery option but it’s not mandatory. Do you have proof they’re ‘giving out’ encryption keys otherwise?

Have you tried wiping your browser history or using a different/browser device as well as the VPN? If you’re logged into your account it’s probably already tied that to Australia

Either way though good to see not everyone is submitting to this age verify bullshit. I’ve managed to completely avoid it so far

From my experience it seems to require verification or payment if you try to create multiple accounts over a short period of time, or if you create an account over Tor or a VPN. There might be other triggers that set it off but those are the ones I’ve found

I can pay for a VoIP number.

Have you done this recently? My experience is almost no 2FA/verification services will accept a VoIP number anymore

The threat of public wifi isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be. Before widespread VPNs and when internet traffic was unencrypted, anything you transmitted could be read by someone else on the network. But nowadays all an eavesdropper would see is what websites you’re connecting to (without a VPN) or the VPN if you are using one. Happy to be corrected if I’m mistaken though

TikTok’s whole purpose is mass data-harvesting of its users. An app designed to do that while being owned by foreign nation is a valid concern to point out. Of course, the US doesn’t actually care about anyone’s privacy, they just want the data for themselves. Hence wanting a sale to a US company rather than going after the actual data collection

Obligatory “not all the leftists!” but you’re right. I guarantee nobody in this thread actually gives a shit about the plight in indigenous communities or has any interest in materialist change tackling the dearth of jobs and opportunities fueling rampant alcoholism and abuse. They don’t want to do anything good, they just want to guilt trip so they can feel superior

The whole law is one knee-jerk shitheap, brought on by a media and population demanding the government do ‘something’

All of this was done in close collaboration with the local police, despite these uses violating a 2022 ordinance that placed narrow limits on the use of facial recognition

If companies and law enforcement aren’t going to follow laws then why should citizens? A bit of coordinated vandalism would combat this shit

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