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tired of living

  • Food inflation forecast

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  • Retailers need figures to shoot for I guess

  • Australians' personal data could soon be accessible by US agencies. Here's why

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  • Now, reports are emerging that the Australian government may be compelled to share Australians' biometric data and other information with the US and its agencies, including ICE, as part of a compliance measure to vet travellers entering the country under its Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

    The Australian government, via the Department of Home Affairs, has so far declined to confirm whether it is currently complying with the demands or has plans to negotiate a data-sharing agreement. That’s despite the US setting a deadline of 31 December for finalising agreements with countries participating in its visa-free travel arrangement, including Australia.

    Please can our government just tell the US to go fuck themselves

  • Apple introduces age verification for apps in Utah, Louisiana and Australia

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  • Surely just having a credit card tied to the account falls under "reasonable measures" to determine age

  • 12M Aussies personal data leaked - and 1 Billion worldwide

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  • Don't worry I'm sure the government is working overtime to draft a new law requiring companies to collect even more personal info. They've got us covered

  • Any way to make iOS more private?

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  • True, but it's also possible to lock your phone (or switch it off) so it needs a passphrase again. Using biometrics also means you're entering your password less and so have less chance of being snooped on in public for example. And using face/touch ID makes it easier to have a longer/more secure password since you don't need to enter it as often. There's pros and cons to each but I choose to use biometrics

  • Any way to make iOS more private?

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  • What's the reasoning behind disabling biometrics?

  • What songs hurt you to hear? Emotionally break you down with their depth/intensity?

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  • Forever Young (specifically the youth group cover). Especially after hearing it played in a tribute to Philip Hughes in 2014. Life is so fucking unfair sometimes

  • Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers

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  • 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

  • Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores

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  • 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

  • Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores

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

  • Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

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  • 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

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-02-05/bunnings-wins-ai-facial-recognition-tech-fight/106309308

  • More Information Being Collected On Renters, As Researchers Call For Protections

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  • 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.

  • Five young teens on life under Australia’s social media ban: ‘It’s not a big deal any more’

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  • 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

  • Five young teens on life under Australia’s social media ban: ‘It’s not a big deal any more’

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  • 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

  • Five young teens on life under Australia’s social media ban: ‘It’s not a big deal any more’

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  • Doesn't mean it's not happening

  • Five young teens on life under Australia’s social media ban: ‘It’s not a big deal any more’

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  • 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?

  • Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says

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  • 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

  • Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now

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  • 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?

  • Gun control 'experts' want it illegal to buy a 3d printer in Australia, unless it has software blocking firearm printing

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  • I don't understand any of the rhetoric around the shooting. People say the laws have been effective at preventing shootings, yet there are many more guns in Australia than in 1996, so the law is both effective and ineffective, and the shooting proves we need stricter gun control even though we have less shootings with more guns and the stats point towards the vast majority of gun owners doing the right thing?

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    Gun control 'experts' want it illegal to buy a 3d printer in Australia, unless it has software blocking firearm printing

    web.archive.org /save/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2026-01-31%2F3d-guns-retailers-and-the-bondi-aftermath%2F106286252
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    The rise of ID/face scanning to access bars & clubs

    web.archive.org /web/20260119111309/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-11/id-scanning-pubs-clubs-nightclubs-licence-customer-data-breach/104829632
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    Does Anyone Use their Phone without a SIM Card?

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    Could VPNs Be 'Banned'?

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    Privacy-Related Laws?

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    Shopping Online or Irl for Privacy

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    'Dumbphones' Are Not Private

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    Kmart Australia Illegally Used Mass-Facial Recognition in Stores

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-09-18/kmart-facial-recognition-technology-privacy-commissioner/105785802