Hackernews taking 6-month old Murdoch news story as a credible source? Yes, whatever tickles your alarmist fancy.
Living in Australia for many years, I can't stand reading all those "Privacy in Australia is dead, and look at their lockdowns!" articles here.
I can download whatever torrent I want without getting warning from ISP or some antipiracy body.
I can post "my prime minister is a cunt" wherever I want and be alright.
I don't have mobile ISP injecting ads in my "https" traffic.
I'm not forced to install SSL certificates issued by some government body.
None of E2EE messengers are banned.
Media that have critical view on government do not get their licenses revoked.
All the breaches of privacy from the state and all government fuckups are all over the news and not silenced.
Not many countries that were my home in the past can boast about all of this. What we have here is one of the best tradeoffs you can get in modern democracy.
Living in Australia for many years, I can't stand reading all those "Privacy in Australia is dead, and look at their lockdowns!" articles here. I can download whatever torrent I want without getting warning from ISP or some antipiracy body. I can post "my prime minister is a cunt" wherever I want and be alright. I don't have mobile ISP injecting ads in my "https" traffic. I'm not forced to install SSL certificates issued by some government body. None of E2EE messengers are banned. Media that have critical view on government do not get their licenses revoked. All the breaches of privacy from the state and all government fuckups are all over the news and not silenced. Not many countries that were my home in the past can boast about all of this. What we have here is one of the best tradeoffs you can get in modern democracy.