EFA Celebrates Renewed Enthusiasm From Members
Electronic Frontiers Australia is celebrating a renewed enthusiasm from members one year after a board refresh. “EFA members were instrumental in highlighting the flaws of MyHealthRecord, and challenging the overreach of legislation such as the Access and Assistance Bill,” said EFA chair Lyndsey Jackson. “EFA has worked closely with other like-minded organisations over the past […]
Board nominations due Saturday! 2018 was a year of change. In 2019 we need doers!
In October last year, when I nominated to join the board of Electronic Frontiers Australia, I didn’t know a lot about the organisation, but I learned quickly how important EFA is to digital rights in Australia, and as an ally to other civil society organisations. EFA started 24 years ago, it’s a significant legacy, and […]
Joint Submission Assistance and Access Bill 2018
Electronic Frontiers Australia collaborated with Digital Rights Watch, Australian Privacy Foundation, Future Wise, The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, The New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Access Now and Blueprint for Free Speech to produce a joint submission. With a month to respond this effort allowed us all to work to our strengths and […]
The Proposed Home Affairs Assistance and Access Bill Affects the Australian Economy
The Australian Government doesn’t own the Internet, but increasingly it seems to want to. Many of our members own and work in Internet businesses, and they’ve been telling us, loudly and clearly, that they follow the laws of Australia, they don’t place themselves above the law, and they are not a safe haven for bad […]
Home Affairs Wants to Know – What Do You Think of its ASS Access?
If you have one task you can prioritise over the weekend can EFA suggests this: submit any comments on the The Assistance and Access Bill 2018 to [email protected] Emails need to be in by Monday 10 September 2018. There is no format or minimum response, and the more direct submissions they receive the better the […]