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@pre@boing.world
2025-06-13 10:50:54

I believe I have managed to prove my ID in order to comply with the new laws that say I have to prove my ID to own the business I own that I'm sure already asked me to prove my ID when I registered it.
First we tried the on-web version, but that apparently relies upon the corporates having managed to profile and track me, because it told me they had no questions upon which to base identification. Good I guess? My avoid-tracking systems must be working at least a bit?
Next we tried the android app, but apparently the phone I tried that with is too old and the app won't install.
So next option is turning up at a post office with a printed letter. I don't own a printer though, so had to have them post that to me.
Took the letter and a driving licence up to the post office today and "It's not going through" they said, pointing to a stalled progress bar on an android app on a tablet.
Um. Okay. So?
Just wait longer apparently. About ten minutes and it finally proceeded and the post office man took a photograph of me after asking me to disrobe of my robe, strip down to a teeshirt and jeans.
Not sure in what sense this has proven my ID any more than it was already proven to get the driving licence or company registration in the first place?
Apparently I now have government logins for "One Login" and for "government gateway" and they are not the same thing? But sort of are the same thing?
Can't say I really understand it. Expect they'll introduce a third government login when they do these Digital ID cards they're talking about.
God knows how I'm supposed to know which to use when the company tax records need updating in a few months.
#id #government #oneLogin

@davej@dice.camp
2025-07-10 23:19:40

My great failure in life is that I never put myself in a position to monetise being this embarrassingly incompetent.
#auspol #australia #government

How will the changes work, and will they keep kids safe? Search engines will have a suite of options to choose from for checking the ages of their Australian users. There are seven main methods listed in the new regulations: • Photo ID checks • Face scanning age estimation tools • Credit card checks • Digital ID • Vouching by the parent of a young person • Using Al to guess a user's age based on the data the company already has • Relying on a third party that has already checked the user's a…
Age-checking tech for social media ban mistakes kids for 37-year-olds Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.
He also warned the new rules for search engines could be circumvented using virtual private networks (VPNs). "If the ambition of the government is to prevent children from accessing pornography, they're forgetting straight away the skills of these young people," he said. Beyond concerns about the accuracy of age-assurance technology and the VPN workaround, the new search engine rules will still allow users to access adult content simply by not logging in.