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hey can we get a quick boost for aussie bloggers?

spleendeath:

as of the 13th october 2015 data retention laws will come into effect essentially legalising ubiquitous mass surveillance of the australian population. ideally if you aren’t doing anything illegal this shouldn’t be a problem. HOWEVER:

  • we don’t know if an insurance company will be able to access data in the future, and affect premiums
  • we don’t know if a future conservative government will implement a citizen score system
  • we don’t know if browsing habits will get us on a watchlist somewhere
  • we don’t know who will be able to access metadata in future, because targeted hacks and the resale of stolen data is very common
  • we don’t know if the data will be used to steal identities
  • we don’t know where the data will be allowed to be stored in future or if the protections of today will be revoked

with so many of us living in synchronicity with the internet these are real problems. i’d advise everyone to call/email/write to their local MPs and kick up a huge stink but in the meantime:

  1. STOP TORRENTING (for the time being)
  2. think about getting a VPN and checking DNS leak (PIA and NordVPN are good options)