ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Neoliberalism, the Life World and the Psychopathic Corporation
This event was held on: 12-12:45 pm AEST, Wednesday, 28th July The discussion raised questions about the nature of the digital world and the crisis of embodiment such as: Are corporations psychopathic? By law, corporations are humans, yet they don’t have to embody ‘humanity’. They are allowed to act in their…
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EFA Talks: Stepping Stones to Dystopia
Join EFA policy wonks Angus Murray and Justin Warren to examine the sticky web of digital rights policy that is being quietly assembled by faceless men in the backrooms of power. They connect the dots between seemingly disjointed laws to reveal the threads that are being woven into a net…
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EFA 2021 EOFY Fundraiser
Digital Rights Are More Important Than Ever The global pandemic has seen us online like never before. We’ve had to use technology to teach our kids, to work from home (or home from work), and to stay connected with friends and family. And through it all we still have large…
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EFA Talks with Dr Monique Mann – Government Hacking Powers and Policing
The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt Bill) 2020 will, if passed, hand the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) three new types of computer warrant.It proposes, among other things, account takeover warrants where authorised officers could take control of an online account and impersonate…
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EFA Talks – Immunity Passport and Digital Rights
This event was held on: 12-12:45pm AEST, Wednesday, 28th April What is an immunity passport and is it a good idea? Is it a reasonable public health measure or just another piece of invasive surveillance by authoritarians? Join us on EFA Talks where we explore these questions with panelists Professor…
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EFA Talks with Malcolm Crompton and Nijole Naujokas – The many dimensions of Mass Surveillance
In this EFA Talks we discuss the many dimensions of mass surveillance from the cashless society to immunity passports. What would a cashless society look like? Can privacy survive with this constant, ever-growing push for total surveillance ? Can democracy even exist? This event was held on Wednesday, 31 March,…