Promoting And Protecting Digital Rights Since 1994
EFA is an independent non-profit association that relies on membership subscriptions and donations. If you’re concerned about digital rights in Australia, please join or donate today.
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Draft Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination 2021 consultation
EFA has made a submission to the Draft Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination 2021 consultation and we encourage you to make one as well. If you’re unsure how to go about writing a submission, check out this video we made with our friends at Digital Rights Watch: Submissions close today, so get cracking! It doesn’t need to be long or detailed. You can even submit a response directly…
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The Critical Infrastructure Bill is electronic search and seizure without a warrant
By Vanessa Teague Everyone agrees that the threat of cyberattack is serious, the results could be devastating, and Australia is woefully underprepared. The question is whether forced “assistance” from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), under orders from Home Affairs, will make us more or less secure. Critical infrastructure is not just dams and power plants — the new Critical Infrastructure Bill also includes financial services, health care, higher education, communications and “data…
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Nominate for the EFA board by 16 October
EFA members are invited to nominate for election to the Board. As per Rule 10, there will be five vacant Board seats at the AGM. Nominations from new members (that join before the close of nominations) are acceptable, and nominations from people from groups that are currently under-represented on the Board are particularly encouraged. Self-nomination is acceptable. To Nominate Please review the Information for Prospective Board Members document, available at:https://efa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/EFA-info-for-prospective-Board-members-2017.pdf…
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Electronic Frontiers Australia – ‘Experts Weigh in’
Experts weigh in on digital rights reform. Digital policy is a sticky web of disjointed laws, privacy concerns and violations of our civil liberties. Most of us are concerned about mass surveillance, targeted advertising and government hacking but when it comes to improving and protecting our digital rights, where to begin? Digital rights are fundamental to living in an open and free society. But they are under threat. Because large…
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EFA Talks: Surveillance Capitalism: Tech For Evil
This event was held on: 12-12:45 pm AEST, Wed, 1st of September What does a digital dictatorship look like… and are we living in one? EFA is joined by bestselling author and Saudi human rights activist, Manal al-Sharif to discuss Surveillance Capitalism: Tech For Evil. In this EFA Talks you’ll learn: Who has access to your data and how do they benefit from it.What is Surveillance Capitalism and its impact on your future.How…
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Neoliberalism, the Life World and the Psychopathic Corporation
This event was held on: 12-12:45 pm AEST, Wednesday, 28th July The discussion raised questions about the nature of the digital world and the crisis of embodiment such as: Are corporations psychopathic? By law, corporations are humans, yet they don’t have to embody ‘humanity’. They are allowed to act in their own interest, lack ethics, morals and demonstrate no empathy for human rights. If we evaluate the human criteria for a…
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What We Do
Policy
We actively monitor a number of policy areas and specific issues. The topics below provide a detailed view of EFA’s policy positions.
Copyright
Australia’s copyright laws are outdated, inflexible and not fit for the digital age. As such, EFA is a long-standing supporter of reform of Australia’s Copyright Act.
Privacy & Security
Privacy is fundamentally about consent and control over access to information, and goes hand-in-hand with security. Privacy is a human right.
Censorship
Adults should be able to make their own informed decisions about what content they create and consume.
Encryption
Access to encryption technologies is vital for individuals and groups to be able to safeguard the security and privacy of their information.
Internet Safety
Surveillance is not safety. Safety for whom, against what? This complex problem is more likely to be exacerbated, rather than solved, by measures that allow for unaccountable surveillance and the undermining of communications security.
Surveillance
EFA is committed to ensuring that Australian’s home life is not subject to arbitrary interference.