data hoarders are about to become a lot more valuable to their neighbors

The sheer irony of an agency named “eSafety” claiming that VPN use was a “workaround” that must be blocked? VPNs provide way more safety than anything that the “eSafety” Commission has done regarding internet usage.

100%. It became very obvious early on when the commission was all-but-mandating the collection of personal data of children. The entire report into the efficacy and privacy of age verification measures took "we promise we delete data" as an acceptable level of privacy. The idea that privacy might entail not collecting personal data in the first place was not even considered.

It's adorable that people still think this is about "pRoTeCtInG tHe ChiLdReN"

The end game will be your PC; soon you'll only have access to the state intranet on government-issued thin clients, and owning a PC will be illegal. /mostly sarcasm, at least I hope it's sarcasm.

Brought to you by the batshit insane country who banned flat chested women in porn.

Next? Lol this was always a necessary part of step 1 that is why people like me have been pointing out how stupid this is for people to lean into like this was ever about protecting kids.

Next the Aussie government will demand OS level age verification and on device scanning to protect the children from their own intelligence.

They really won't stop until they have a keylogger and screen-recorder on your computer. Outside, security cameras record you 24x7, and your location is tracked by your phone. Of course, in your own home, they can listen to you via your phone, or Amazon echo device, or even video you via your smart TV or own laptop or tablet.

1984 was just the tip of the iceberg.

We gotta get out of this place...