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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Your chance to be a part of EFA’s Board, and make a difference.
Would you like to help shape the future of digital rights in Australia? Are you passionate about protecting civil liberties and free speech? Electronic Frontiers Australia is currently seeking members’ expressions of interest in filling a casual vacancy on the EFA board Consideration will be given to non-members with the right mix of skills and availability, based upon our organisational needs. Becoming a member of the organisation will be required…
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EFA Comms & Policy Assist – Volunteer Role
Policy team The EFA Policy team is looking for a comms support volunteer that can help internal and external communications hum. Firstly, we want to ensure everyone on the policy team knows what is happening and is up to date. We need someone who can: stay on top of our Topic Box (a cool mail manager) – we don’t want to miss stuff or people from our lists give the…
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Digital Rights Policy in Australia needs you! Join the EFA Policy Team
If you have been sitting on the fence lamenting the future of Australian digital rights policy and you want to act, we want you! Get involved in our policy team, flagging your interest is easy. Email us at [email protected] by Sunday 17th of March. We need a bit of info about you which is covered below so we can structure the team. In addition to the expression of interest, we…
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Media Release: EFA says there is no justification for rushing Assistance & Access Bill
Civil society and the technology industry have serious concerns about the proposed Assistance and Access Bill and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) is extremely concerned that the Australian government is rushing the review of the proposed Assistance and Access Bill. Despite comments made by the Minister for Home Affairs that the Bill needs to be passed quickly and before Christmas, ASIO was not made aware that Mr Dutton intended to hold…
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Voting links are on their way, AGM & financial reports are now online
Voting links for board nominees at the 2018 AGM will be sent to eligible members on Tuesday 20 November. The AGM and financial reports have been added to the 2018 AGM information page on the website. We ask members to take the time to read the reports when making the decision on who to vote for. It has been an eventful year for EFA and for digital rights in Australia.…
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“Internet of Trust” – citizens and government explore the balance in Paris
Recently, EFA was generously granted sponsorship for a board member to attend the 2018 Internet Governance Forum in Paris, between the 12th and 14th of November. Someone was going to draw the short straw to attend the forum, and that was Peter Tonoli. Peter’s report is below: This was the first global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) I have attended, and initially, I was unsure what to expect. I attended the…
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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.