R-18 games: Action at last?
There have been some very interesting developments in the last week in the push to finally reform the classification system to create an R-18+ rating for computer games. It’s an issue that has languished for years despite overwhelming public support. Finally, it seems to be gaining some momentum thanks to actions by the Commonwealth Government. […]
EFA urges states to embrace game rating change
Electronic Frontiers Australia today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it supports an adults-only category for computer games, ahead of a meeting of Australian attorneys-general this Friday. “In banning all games that are not suitable for children, Australia is an outlier amongst developed countries,” said EFA Chair Colin Jacobs. “Given the average age of the Australian […]
"Creepy" inquiry into online privacy puts AG on defensive
A Senate enquiry into online privacy continued with hearings at Parliament House on Friday, and both Google and the Attorney General’s Department found themselves on the defensive. The Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts appear to be taking our privacy online seriously, and followed up on written submissions with some probing questions. […]
Did Google steal your password?
Yesterday I spoke to the PM program on Radio National for a follow up on Google’s WiFi privacy debacle, and have spoken to a few other media outlets as well. No doubt there’s a lot of interest in the story because of Google’s household name and seemingly unstoppable rise towards digital dominance. The “don’t be evil” […]
The morality of censorship
Much has been written and said about the Labor Government’s plan to censor Australia’s Internet. The plan, which involves a Government blacklist of web sites that all Australian Internet service providers would be required to block, has been criticised for its ineffectiveness, free speech risks and technical difficulties. However, while there has been some moralising, […]