thirtymilliondeadfish [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.nettoAustralia@aussie.zone•NSW Police considering using ‘extraordinary’ powers at planned Sydney pro-Palestinian rally this weekendEnglish
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1 year agoa*stralian hexbear here, hello compatriot
a*stralian hexbear here, hello compatriot
powers introduced in response to islamophobic backlash to be used in islamophobic backlash, details at 7
could you enforce that though? just drive an older car and/or don’t pair your phone to the stereo.
Education campaigns could help, as you say it’s the responsibility of the end user here, but I just think tech-gated solutions won’t get us far enough, if at all.
We’re already in a totalitarian surveillance state tbh, we’re talking about what to do with our personal surveillance devices while we operate heavy machinery, most of which is fitted with dashcams as well
and we all know how much Howard cared about indigenous australians. Whether noble intent or not, the net effect is punitive and demeaning