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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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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EFA Talks: Stepping Stones to Dystopia
Join EFA policy wonks Angus Murray and Justin Warren to examine the sticky web of digital rights policy that is being quietly assembled by faceless men in the backrooms of power. They connect the dots between seemingly disjointed laws to reveal the threads that are being woven into a net that could trap us all. Online Safety Bill Data Availability and Transparency Bill Review of the Privacy Act 1988 The…
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EFA 2021 EOFY Fundraiser
Digital Rights Are More Important Than Ever The global pandemic has seen us online like never before. We’ve had to use technology to teach our kids, to work from home (or home from work), and to stay connected with friends and family. And through it all we still have large corporations and politicians trying to use technology against us: spying on us, selling our data, and controlling what we can…
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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.