quokka1

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bunnings told to destroy 'faceprint' data after landmark ruling on facial recognition use⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  @eraitch @zero_gravitas If you do use the self-checkouts there you can put a sticky dot over the camera as you approach it. They love it.
  And their "AI" exit-gates on the self-checkout pen that shut if it doesn't think it saw you paying can get in the sea too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Customers suddenly find their new phones can't make calls or send texts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  @Nath @Jumuta Networks made the commercial decision to ditch 3G years ago. But the legislation forcing them to block handsets due to 000 concerns is only a few weeks old.

  The issue isn't that the handsets don't work on 4G or 5G, it's that some dropped down to 3G for emergency calls. So the networks have been told to even block some of the handsets they sold as "4G".

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 3G network is about to shut down for good, so what will stop working from Monday?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  @zero_gravitas This guy has a (long) piece about why it's a stupid thing to do in the way it's being done. https://medium.com/@jamesdwho/australias-3g-shutdown-telcos-to-block-working-4g-5g-phones-2bf41e95de8a

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨King Charles, Queen Camilla will visit Australia, Buckingham Palace confirms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @Gorgritch_umie_killa @Mountaineer I'd suggest there'd be a general feeling of "meh" if they were to make it west