You guys are both off in your thinking. Credit card companies didn’t give rewards to get your spending data, they did it to get you spending. If people don’t spend on their credit cards, people don’t get charged large amounts in interest.

They do it for debit cards too though. There’ll be other reasons as you said but getting your spending daa is 100% one of them

That’s always the cycle when it comes to giving up data for ‘perks’. First there’ll be benefits for complying, then those will go away, then it’ll turn into penalties for people who don’t comply. With the rise in technology in cars we’re already seeing some insurance companies offer lower rates for people in exchange for sharing their location/driving info. I think eventually it’ll shift to the point where ‘default’ insurance is made so expensive you’ll have no choice but to share everything you do with your insurance company

Cash makes you more aware of what you’re spending, is good for budgeting, and better for privacy. I’ll never stop using it

Your point on housing and government is a pure cop out. Plenty of people would be happy smaller basic houses if they could just afford them. But they’ve all been either knocked down, renovated to inflate the value, or still exist but are no longer affordable. And labor are, at best, complicit in many of the problems people have. They used a vaguely defined ‘skills shortage’ to justify one of the biggest migration rates into the country in its history while barely lifting a finger to increase housing supply. Yes, the libs would’ve been 10x worse, but that isn’t an excuse to just disregard criticism of Labor

It comes from many sources. Governments want age-verification for surveillance, advertisers want it to target people and ensure those people are real, social media companies want it for similar reasons, hackers want it so they have more IDs to steal, and (some) voters want it because they’re idiots

It’s already being implemented. iOS has introduced mandatory age verification in the latest beta releases that blocks adult websites and apps etc. unless you upload a credit card or license photo. If you have neither you’re out of luck

Retailers need figures to shoot for I guess

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s not about protecting he public

I think we’re heading that way too. But they’ll make sure to carve out an exception for themselves of course