Comment on U16 Social Media Ban - Senate 1hr debate before the vote, some time tonight on the livestream
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 month agoSo 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.zone 1 month 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
TimePencil@infosec.exchange 1 month 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