Avoiding JAIL! - On Hold With The Government - MyGovID

I'm on phone hold with the Australian government, so you have to suffer too!
Some new stupid company director ID thing I need to do or I GO TO JAIL!
Trying to sign up for MyGovID

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[EEVblog]

UPDATE: Phone support said to try another browser, they have had people complaining about Chrome problems a lot today. Worked fine on Edge.
BTW, the MyGovID app takes a VERY CREEPY multi-pass photo of your face and compares it to you passport or drivers license photo. They claim they will delete the photo to protect privacy, yeah, sure, after ASIO/NSA have indexed it.

[OGBRADASS]

When will Australia be renamed "NEW CHINA"?

"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." [D. Adams]

[adam]

It's a bit late to avoid prison, you are in Australia.

[romancharak]

The gall of them forcing you to download an app onto your phone. I F-ing hate that.

[douro]

To be required to use an APP shouldn't be legal...

[MyAvitech]

While Dave patiently adds more personal info to yet another database, an AI bot instantly compares it to data previously collected by AI and calculates his economic and social viability score which is fed into algorithms of it's parent AI. His score will be combined with results Google AI provides after scanning his latest video upload and it's comments. His social viability will be ranked against others in his area and sent to the Australian Government Citizenship Judgement Board which will decide if any of his actions are deemed detrimental to the State. 😬

[TadanoHitohito]

The Australian federal government sounds awful to deal with

[LEKProductions]

Forced to download an app, or go to jail? What the hell? Are they really going to jail all those who are less tech-savvy and don't play into their hands? Not every business owner has or even knows how to use a smart-phone. I know a couple of business owners, woodworkers and farmers who don't even own a smart-phone, much less know how or care to operate one. This sounds like a digital trap to me, which should never be a thing (unless you play along), forcing your life into a smart-phone. Also, why tie in your personal medical status?

Here in the UK, we have an unelected billionaire leader trying to bring in digital currency, a universal basic income which can be entirely controlled by the state; a social credit system. The more who play into their hands, the easier they gain control of our lives, and the people lose their own free will. All of this stinks of WEF tyranny to me. Stop complying with it.

[footrotdog]

It's to stop construction and other industries from "phoenixing" companies where people nominate a name of a celebrity or a random homeless person as the director of the company, transfer all the funds to a new company and let it go bankrupt. You need a new accountant as this has been coming for months.

[nutsnproud]

What happens if you don't have a Apple or Android phone? My phone just makes calls and text. No camera no email.

[Fanta....]

From a quick google search: "This form of unique identification for company directors has been introduced to combat illegal activities such as phoenixing - when a new company is created to continue the business of a company that has been deliberately liquidated to avoid paying its debts, including taxes, creditors and employee entitlements"

[mce_AU]

Needed apparently because Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are Directors of 100s of companies each.

[nmjerry]

Tyrants also like to tax people with burdens, even non-profitable burdens.

[jppalm]

Australia now a province of China.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE Macho AUSTRALIAN MEN

[rusty-]

Australia…. Making things more complex than they needed to be since 1901

[realShadowKat]

Nothing says "secure" like a sodding phone app. Really? A phone app is just lazy.

[joeshmoe]

Choose Chinese language option.
Get a head start on the future!

[mbox]

You get into the business of selling drugs, there are no taxes or regulation.

[Jimmeh_B]

Just sounds like the Aus Government relying on third parties to identify it's own constituent, AGAIN.
While also allowing corporations to gather, aggregate and store as much data about Aus citizens as possible.