I reckon we’re outta luck here, with all the cashless stuff they’ve already said businesses can set their own terms of payment (unfortunately)

As long as they disclose it before the time of the sale the ACCC won’t do anything, as I’m sure steam games aren’t what they list as ‘essential’ like a supermarket.

100% you’re on the money here…!

100% hence we should have systems for transparency, and if they are doing dodgy shit they should be called out on it.

Dodging questions is difficult cos often they can’t tell you why things are implemented (that’s a decision of the government of the day), which is often what they’ll say, but it is often percieved as ‘dodging’. If it’s not a question for government then I completely agree they should answer. And if it is about a government decision, you’re asking the wrong person to answer it.

Completely agree, I love the transparency we have and its levels above other modern democracies cough US cough but feel we owe these people a bit of respect. Often the policy decisions come from government and their job is to implement, regardless of their personal opinions on the matter

Some are ‘aligned’ and swing in and out with each change in government, whilst some have been in established roles for both sides of government.

But for the record, I never stated that they were union members or reps, just that they were public servants not politicians.

(though my personal opinion is the CPSU couldn’t protect a house cat if it tried)

I’m not saying they shouldn’t be in front of the camera, I’m saying they are generally hard working ppl implementing what the government has asked them to do.

I was just asking for them to be respected, if you have a problem with the policy they are implementing that’s great, take it up with the politician/minister that asked them to implement it.

I agree the government needs to be transparent, I just reckon ppl should be more respectful and remember these guys are just moving at the whims of the government of the day. Thats thier job and posting them on socials isn’t the nicest thing to do. Go after the pollie that ordered them to do it.

But most can’t tell the difference between a politician and bureaucrat and thier local mayor.

This isn’t the pollies, this is the public servants who work at government departments.

Pollies go into the role knowing they will be all over TV and social media. The public servants are the everyday workers, who are participating in the process of ensuring departments are transparent in what they are spending tax payers dollars on.

This is the same company that lost half a billion customers personal and financial details. And how they want government IDs. Fk that.

It’s sad how quickly the public forgets and normalises this type of behaviour by companies.

Open your eyes. Wake up link…!

Everyone pats virgin on the back for apologising.

But: A. Would they have apologised if the videos didn’t go viral? Unlikely B. They shouldn’t have done it in the first place.

Perhaps they were talking about the Roomba 🤣

This was me with edge. After the third time that was installed without my consent I was like FTS.

We say ‘accident’ we mean ‘test bench for public backlash’ before we roll it out to every user.

And remove the tax concessions for using them as ‘work’ vehicles.

Here I’ll help get you on.

Your point is valid, Facisim is shit innit.

2 were exos 4 weren’t. I now have 12 WDs some are reds some aren’t and none have failed with the oldest being 12years.

Glad you’ve done well. I’ve had 6 drives unexpectedly critically fail in my life.

All were segates. Would never buy one again.