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    Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians’ biometric data, ID documents

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    2. Due-Size-3859 on

      False title this references that the US now require you to provide that data when applying for a visa to visit the US .. our government has no say in what gets handed over ..

    3. HiVisEngineer on

      FUCK THAT.

      If the US wants my biometric data to enter the country, it can get it when I enter the country (so, probably never).

    6. really_not_unreal on

      This worries me. That database would instantly out me and other transgender people to a government that is hell-bent on eradicating us from existence. I’d like to hope that I’ll be safe given I intend to avoid the USA for the foreseeable future, but I have zero faith in them not to invade Australia or something once they run out of immigrants to murder in their own country.

    7. VoidSnug on

      This is not ok. Other governments shouldn’t have unrestricted access to that data, only as part of the travel application.

    10. chemtrailsniffa on

      Gotta be able to identify the correct drone strike targets whenever they say something a bit too spicy about herr prez on social media 

    12. Optimal_Cupcake2159 on

      Erm… I first thought this was Betoota.

      Eh.

      I guess I’ll just keep randomly waking up at 3AM and checking to see if Trump’s dead yet.

    13. hermitxd on

      They’re just jealous of our statistically larger penis size and want to reverse engineer it

    14. DaedeM on

      I legit don’t even think as a trans person I can safely enter that country anymore which sucks because I have some close friends there I would love to meet but it’s not worth the risk.

    15. AeMidnightSpecial on

      thank you oh glorious Peter Thiel – once again, South Africans are saving Australia!

    16. Brutal_burn_dude on

      I’m worried about all of this but especially that the dataset includes Medicare numbers. Medicare numbers are linked to Individual Health Identifiers. This means that even if you’ve opted out of the MyHealthRecord, but have ever been issued an electronic prescription, that data is linked to your Medicare card.

      Now these are in two separate databases, but how long will they stay separate for? Vaccination records are linked to health records and many countries require vaccination info for visas etc.

      There is far more potential for over-reach than we’re even considering right now.

    17. BlankBlanny on

      Fuck America. Who in their right mind would ever go that fascist hellhole these days? I wouldn’t even risk it for family.

    20. CutMeLoose79 on

      I remember as a teen in the 90s thinking how amazing the US is and how much I wanted to visit. I will never visit the US as an adult.

    23. Loqui-Mar on

      I can’t, in good conscience, put Labor above anyone again thanks to stuff like this they keep pulling. Any minor party has to be better than this or at least shake folks awake.

    24. magnetik79 on

      Been the US a few times and loved it.

      Would I consider going right now with the absurd looking orange man-child in charge? Absolutely not.

    27. R_W0bz on

      I don’t know if everyone is just waking up to it but we’ve been a US substate for a very long time now. There is a reason Trump hasn’t kicked off anything with our government. He just needs to go through Gina and Murdoch.

    29. You_need_a_drink on

      Why the fuck does ICE need that information? We’re not in the US. We’re not illegal immigrants in the US. We’re just living our lives here on the other side of the world.

    30. InsertUsernameInArse on

      Fuck that shit. Why the fuck are we assisting them in profiling Australians. This is fucked.

    32. Bananaman9020 on

      If this story ends up being true. Whatever Australian parties are responsible for this. Have lost my vote for the next election.