I wouldn’t be so sure. As more and more countries apply these laws it’ll be easier for companies to just enforce it for everyone instead of having to keep track of where it’s required

Depends what device you’re using. I’ve only done it on a desktop using apps like CamTwist

I don’t blame you. Personally I get more satisfaction from using fake IDs or directing a video selfie thing to a video game character etc or finding some obscure bypass to whatever bullshit they throw at me. That way I still get what I want from the website and they get nothing of value from me, lmao.

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It’s the same with ID verification. For your safety you need to start giving random websites your drivers license or passport…

Since data only sims allow you to access the data network without having a phone number, can you guys get them without doing the KYC process?

I haven’t actually looked into local options much. It might only be overseas companies, in which case you’d still have an overseas number which would stand out if the goal is to remain anonymous. But I might look into it some more.

I mean, the answer to stopping spam calls seems obvious to me. Allow the user to choose whether they receive incoming calls from anybody or contacts only

True, but this wouldn’t work for everyone. A freelancer who gets called out to jobs would need to have their phone open to all calls, for example. And a screening step or straight-to-voicemail might annoy potential clients.

I feel as though the government is just trying to implement this to have further surveillance

This is the one and only reason. Things like “it’ll stop spam” are just arguments given to make the idea sound more palatable to the general public

Join the rest of us, lol. KYC-less phone numbers haven’t been legal in decades in Australia

Joking aside, about the only alternative I can think of is data-only SIM cards. They let you use the mobile phone network and apps etc., you just don’t have a number accessible to you. But iirc these use foreign numbers and can make you stand out more. But it might be worth considering for certain use cases

my kind of gig

With Bill C-22, the government would hold the copy. The lock you trust would no longer be a lock only you can open. It would be a lock the locksmith was ordered to duplicate.

I don’t think this analogy sells just how bad this is. Building a backdoor means fundamentally weakening the encryption. Instead of having an extra key it’s more like building a lock with a concealed button that lets you completely bypass it and open the door, and then just hoping nobody finds it besides the ‘right’ people (i.e cops and gov).

It depends. Certain behaviour like creating multiple accounts in a short time span, or creating an account using Tor/VPN will trigger ProtonMail into making you verify with a phone number, a (non-ProtonMail) email address, or by paying them

a substantial portion of material harmful to minors

Mmm love me a nice law written to be as broad and fucking vague as possible

I would love to see a country go the other way and put IDs and biometric data in a special category where companies are either banned from collecting it or required to be held liable for damages if it’s stolen or misused. It’ll never happen though

A lot of ALPRs are well hidden here

I suppose it defeats the purpose but this in itself should be illegal. If these cameras exist they should be required to be clearly signposted. People should have the right to know exactly if/where/how they’re being recorded. Not just “maybe there’s a camera here, maybe we’re recording you, maybe we’re capturing and recording your face, who knows”

I stand corrected, but do you need a Google account at any point for activation etc.? I’ve had increasing difficulty creating a Google account at all without a phone number

Apple devices aren’t the best but theyre definitely not the worst. If the leaked Cellebrite documentation is to be believed then the newest devices running the latest iOS builds are well protected against hacking tools, second only to GrapheneOS. The iOS permissions system is relatively robust, lockdown mode is a good bit of extra protection too. And iirc full-disk encryption is enabled by default on iOS these days. Advanced Data Protection lets you E2E encrypt (most) cloud storage too. These are all good things

For the most part, you can set up an Apple Account without using genuine information (though the age verification thing might change this, but Google is implementing that too). For both iOS and GrapheneOS you need to either trust Apple or Google with your phone number to set up an account.

I’d be interested to hear people’s criticisms so long as they’re not just random claims with no elaboration or evidence

TikTok was a data harvesting surveillance tool from day one. It didn’t need to be ‘got’

Their Online Safety Act is stupid ever since it was enforced last year as that has done nothing except for making people bypass it entirely

It’s had worse outcomes than that. People who do decide to follow the law are having their IDs stolen and leaked and the UK gov (and others worldwide) don’t care. They designed and forced on us a law a ‘Safety’ Act that does nothing but actively compromise people’s safety. I realise I’m preaching to the crowd here but if this shit doesn’t destroy what’s left of people’s faith in government then I don’t know what will

CCTV is the problem. Mass surveillance has to be stopped at the source. Just like the only way to guarantee a company won’t leak your ID or other personal info is to not let them have it in the first place, the only way to ensure a recording of you isn’t used for tracking or other malicious purposes is to not be recorded to begin with

How to actually do this I have no idea. But even if a company or government is legally bound to not use CCTV footage for nefarious purposes, there’s little actually stopping them

Doesn’t even need to be intentional when there are virtually no consequences for leaking that info

The advice I’ve always read is to avoid forks because they usually get security updates slower than the main browser. Is that true of waterfox?