Australian Senate, last sitting of the year. No idea when the Social Media Ban debate is kicking off.

If anyone’s keen, feel free to give a live run-down of anything interesting in this thread.

(sorry about all the edits, just trying to get a decent thumbnail: elevated photo of the Australian Senate)

  • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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    24 days ago

    So of the top ofnyour head, a VPN will allow you to skirt this law?

    I don’t use social media beyond lemmy but be fucked if I want to give my I.D to anyone in relation to my online activities

    • eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zoneM
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      24 days ago

      Well, a VPN fakes your country, and the law only applies in Australia. Also, it is an unenforceable law anyways so I doubt it would do much

      • Fuse@infosec.exchange
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        23 days ago

        @eatham

        Yes, but Social Media apps can derive location data through other means, including time zone and language settings, visible WiFi Access Points, not to mention GPS.

        The Libs passed the legislation because they’re corrupt.
        Labor passed it because they’re incompetent.

        Either way, it’s likely that the AustGov will be the gatekeepers of ‘onboarding’ and re-verification of existing users.

        It’s a disgrace.

        @Aussiemandeus