[LINK] Facebook photo tagging vs AU legislation

[Jan Whitaker]

At 01:26 PM 4/07/2011, David Vaile wrote:
>but with the convenient dismissal that 'maybe Facebook is not for 
>everyone'; in  effect, 'if you've got a problem, sod off'. The 
>problem is that once your personal information has been globablly 
>compromised, especially permanent irrevocable info like biometrics, 
>sodding off does not fix the problem - except for Facebook, in their dreams.

That's not just a Facebook problem. I had a contact with a well-known 
finance company today to apply for a credit card for which I had to 
agree to terrible uses of my personal information with NO way to 
withhold permission from them giving my information away except 
stopping the application. In essence, I was held hostage because this 
continuing 'bundled consent' seems to be the industry norm. I would 
complain to the Commissioner, but fat lot of good that would do.

So I just have to take my chances.

I'm already taking on a different bank that knocked me back without 
providing any details for why and they think that's just fine. I'm 
raising an internal complaint with them because their 'communications 
centre' could only provide scripted answers. They can write 
themselves into all sorts of abuses of our information, but they 
claim 'protection of their loan processes' whenever you query them. 
I'm sick of financial agencies in this country. Mattress stuffing is 
looking real good about now.

Jan



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