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Australia said to grant US access to Australians’ biometric data (www.biometricupdate.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] dan@upvote.au 22 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone... The five eyes (and nine eyes) nations all share data about their residents in the name of "stopping terrorism".

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 19 points 4 hours ago

Every right they take will be used against us

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I believe Canada is also introducing legislation to increase the amount of data on its citizens that it shares with the USA. In the current climate these moves seem crazy. But I guess only fascists and billionaires (and billionaire fascists) get to decide what happens.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

Any sources on that?

[–] JackBinimbul@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

jfc

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 25 points 4 hours ago

The "Five Eyes" concept has to be the dumbest, most transparent example of the "I'm not touching you" defense to charges of constitution circumvention.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 3 points 5 hours ago

Literally word for word my first thought.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

??

[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 4 hours ago

Acronym for 'Jesus fucking Christ', referencing a book character. In this sense it conveys a sense of shock/disbelief.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago

Crikey

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Why?

[–] pfr@piefed.social 16 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Because we'll always be too scared to say no to the US. We're their bitch at this point. We're a little less loud then they are, but we're just as fucked up where it counts.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago

Inshallah we see the fall of the entire anglosphere in our lifetimes.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Palantir is hungry for more data.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Palantir is hungry for deez nuts.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 3 hours ago

Not lots of detail, probably just photos and fingerprints for Australians arriving in the US.

[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 0 points 3 hours ago

I’ve visited the US 3 times, they’ve got all mine already.