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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's already illegal. Australian Privacy Principle #3 states:

an organisation, may only collect this information where it is reasonably necessary for the organisation’s functions or activities

In other words, they can't collect it unless it is necessary to provide service they offer.

I have lived and breathed (and trained hundreds of people on) these privacy principles. Our privacy laws are already pretty good. Waaaaay better than the USA. But yeah, they're due for a bit of modernisation.

You can read the current privacy principles here.