> On 8/11/22 15:45, Ivan Trundle wrote: >> I’m not suggesting that auDA is acting in the public interest (or >> not), but if not an ABN, I’m curious to know how an individual or >> company can prove that they have an Australian presence in order to >> obtain an .au address. It’s a minefield of ambiguity otherwise.
On 8/11/22 4:26 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Individual registrations are verified against the federal Document > Verification Service. You enter for example your driver's licence number > during the verification process. Okay, that lends credence to the conspiracy / paranoia / 'enlistment as a functionary within the government's mass surveillance apparatus' idea: > The options seem to be: > - instructions from someone in the mass surveillance apparatus > - a functional need that escapes us all > - a money-grab, mainly on behalf of the many intermediaries wanting > to make money in the Internet world, partly also for auDA > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
