EFA Questions Use of ChatGPT in Government Public Service Pilot
Electronic Frontiers Australia is disturbed to learn that the Australian Government is incorporating ChatGPT 4.o into a pilot program for AI use in the public service. The Department of Finance previously announced that it was exploring AI use cases across government; however, no specific mention was made as to whether this AI was to be […]
EFA Challenges Claims of Age Assurance Technology Trial Success
On 20 June 2025 the preliminary findings of the Australian Government’s Age Assurance Technology Trial were presented. The major talking point from the consultancy team managing the trial was this claim: “Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective”. While this makes a great sound bite for our Prime […]
EFA Slams Trump-Style AI Deregulation Agenda
Melbourne, Australia, 06/08/2025 – Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a leading not-for-profit organisation advocating for digital rights, expresses deep concern over the interim report issued by the Productivity Commission into Harnessing Data Digital Technology. The Productivity Commission has taken a page out of the USA’s President Donald Trump’s authoritarian, techno-colonial AI playbook by warning the federal […]
#roboNDIS, Data Privacy and Security Failures: Statement of Concern
EFA is concerned about NDIS data privacy and security failures, and calls for action to fix critical NDIS systems in Australia.
2025 Federal Election Scorecard: Where Parties Stand on Digital Rights
We’ve made a tech policy and digital rights scorecard to give you all the info you need before voting. Want to know how Australia’s three major parties stack up on privacy, digital rights, social media, and surveillance this election?