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[–] shads@lemy.lol 0 points 3 days ago

I only apply that judgement where it fits. If you are an anti-vaxxer I don't need you as a friend. If you tell everyone who will listen that Daniel Andrews is a paedophile based on rumours that apparently started on cairnsnews.org, I don't need you as a friend. If you think Port Arthur was a false flag to take away your guns I don't need you as a friend. If you think the lazy botched mess that is this legislation has more to do with protecting kids than getting us used to handing over our ID or biometrics to whichever large company asks for it I don't need you as a friend.

I called my member and asked who will pay for the damage that this could cause in the event of massive data breaches and was told that the eSafety Commissioner was empowered to hand out fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars per person affected by breaches... Why is Discord not trying to figure out how to pay tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in fines? Because the government doesn't care and Comissioner Grant is too busy flying around the world doing a victory lap to bother with trivial details like protecting the people she is selling out for her pet project.