ASIC admits to blocking another 250,000 sites
As reported by Bernard Keane in Crikey yesterday, Australia’s corporate regulator – ASIC – has admitted to another incident in which a website blocking request has lead to the inadvertent blocking of thousands of websites. In a written statement [PDF: 474KB] provided to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, ASIC have admitted that one previous blocking request […]
Sky news interviews Angela Daly on the TPP
View Stan Grant’s recent interview with EFA Board Member Angela Daly on Sky News regarding the risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. Support EFA’s work promoting digital freedom, access and privacy by joining or donating today.
Unlisted numbers: charges to continue
The Senate Committee on Environment and Communications has published a report which recommends against prohibiting charges for silent (unlisted) numbers. This is a very disappointing outcome given that all but one of submissions received (including EFA’s), strongly recommended the introduction of such a prohibition. The Australian Law Reform Commission also recommended the introduction of a […]
Australia joins Open Government partnership
Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes the Attorney-General’s recent announcement that Australia will join the Open Government Partnership. EFA have long campaigned for greater transparency in governance and decision making, particularly those matters relating to digital freedom, access and privacy. The announcement comes just days after it was revealed that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission had inadvertently […]
s313 Website Blocking – the Plot Thickens
Under intense questioning from Greens Senator Scott Ludlam at Senate Estimates hearings this week, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Environment has revealed that there are three agencies that have used section 313 of the Telecommunications Act to block websites. These agencies are ASIC, as publicised recently, the Australian Federal Police, who the […]