Post #1123237

2025-02-17 07:13 UTC

When the ALP was elected, many in the tech policy and digital rights space (including myself) were hopeful it would mean a more amenable government to good, meaningful - ideally progressive - tech policy. This, in my opinion, did not happen. Here’s me attempting to summarise ~3 years of frustration- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/17/the-tech-industry-has-never-been-more-powerful-how-does-the-governments-policies-stack-up/

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@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run 2025-02-17 07:17

@floreani@hachyderm.io omg i gasped this is so fucking contemptuous In a spectacular display of policymaking theatre, the public was given a single day to provide feedback – a pointless exercise given it was impossible for the committee to even read the 15,000 submissions before tabling a report four days later.

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@machinesbleedtoo@aus.social 2025-02-17 07:38

@floreani@hachyderm.io yeah. i work in cybersecurity consultation for government entities and every policy etc i write on privacy and data protection guidelines gets 5608568 comments freaking out about how much work it'll be. and this is when it's to do with complying with present actual laws. heaven forbid they're asked to do better

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@angusgibbins@mastodon.social 2025-02-17 21:00

@floreani@hachyderm.io ALP showed their true colours around tech under Shorten. Happily let through Mandatory Data Retention and Encryption Busting legislation. They’re cowardice at best, as deceitful and dangerous as LNP at worst

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