ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Labor’s mandatory ISP blocking scheme
EFA has issued an analysis of Labor’s recently announced scheme. We conclude that mandatory ISP filtering would not be effective in protecting children. PC based filtering remains more effective. Our analysis includes information about why that is so. Kim Beazley appears to have latched onto an ineffective and unworkable proposal…
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Computer Game Ban Highlights Need For Censorship Reform
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today expressed concern over the banning of a computer game dealing with graffiti and called for reform of the Australian censorship regime to bring it into line with community expectations. Under current censorship laws, the highest level rating that a computer game may receive is MA15+…
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Public Interest Groups Lodge Submissions In File Sharing Case
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), in conjunction with the Australian Consumers’ Association and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, has lodged an amicus curiae application with the Full Federal Court in appeal proceedings regarding the Kazaa file-sharing software. The three public interest groups, represented by the Communications Law Centre at Victoria…
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EFA Media Releases (Archive)
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