Promoting And Protecting Digital Rights Since 1994
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Vale Peter Tonoli
We have terrible news to share with you about the sudden death of our Vice President, Peter Tonoli. We express our sincere condolences to his family and friends and express our thanks for the significant contributions which Peter made over many decades to the shaping of the internet and digital rights in Australia. There are people in life who have your back, even if you don’t realise it. Those people…
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EFA raises mass surveillance concerns in INSLM’s encryption act review
Electronic Frontiers Australia’s Angus Murray attended the public hearing of the review by Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick SC into the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (Cth) (TOLA). Mr Murray (Chair of EFA’s Policy Committee) raised EFA’s serious concerns to Dr Renwick SC at the hearing on 20 February 2020 that the legislation has the potential to be used for mass surveillance…
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Press Release: Major amendments to encryption laws are a step in the right direction
A coalition of human rights organisations, telecommunication industry and technology companies have today commented on the proposed amendments to the TOLA (Assistance and Access) Act 2018, tabled today in the Senate by Senator Kristina Kenneally. “It’s welcome to see the introduction today of Labor’s proposed amendments to these deeply flawed laws – a long-overdue edit to this fundamentally bad legislation,” said Digital Rights Watch’s Lizzie O’Shea. “These amendments outlined in…
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EFA and Future Wise Urge Seriousness From Government On Health Data Security
Digital rights groups Electronic Frontiers Australia and Future Wise today expressed their disappointment in the management of privacy and security of the My Health Record system, as highlighted by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)’s report released on Monday 25 November 2019. They called on the Australian government to engage seriously with the complex issues of data privacy and security. The ANAO report, Implementation of the My Health Record System,…
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2019 EFA AGM will be held on November 24
The Annual General Meeting of Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. will be held on Sunday 24 November 2019, via videoconference, at: 16:00 AEDT (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS) 15:30 ACDT (SA) 15:00 AEST (QLD) 14:30 ACST (NT) 13:00 AWST (WA) The videoconference technology used will be Zoom. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/546672541 Nominations have been received from the following members for election to the board: Alejandro V. Betancourt El Gibbs Rita McIlwraith Michelle Meares Tirath…
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Aaron Swartz Day CryptoBar
We’re proud to support the Aaron Swartz Day CryptoBar. Come meet other EFA members, 6-8PM, Thursday November 7 – Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane, have friendly nerds help secure your stuff, and eat free pizza. Book now at https://pretix.eu/thoughtworks/ASDay2019/ .
Help fight for our digital rights
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.