ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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EFA Talks with… Lucie Krahulcova
Join EFA Policy Chair Angus Murray on Wednesday 6 May 2020 at 1.30pm for the next EFA Talks with our guest Lucie Krahulcova talking about digital rights during a pandemic. Lucie is a Policy Analyst and professional activist for digital rights organisation Access Now. She’s currently based in Melbourne from…
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EFA Talks with… Dr Suelette Dreyfus
Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes Dr Suelette Dreyfus as guest speaker to EFA Talks… an online lecture series—hosted by Angus Murray, chair of EFA’s policy committee. Register now for tickets to this Zoom Chat to be held on Wednesday 22 April 2020 from 1.30pm – 2.00pm AEST. EFA Talks are free with a suggested donation…
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EFA Calls On Australian Government To Trust Australians With Details On Contact Tracing App
Australia, 17 April 2020 – Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) calls on the Australian government to start talking meaningfully and in detail to technologists, rights advocates, and the general public about its proposed contact tracing app. “The government has for some time demonstrated an aversion to transparency and plain speaking. In…
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EFA Talks – Digital Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic
In a time when both Federal and many State Parliaments will not sit until August 2020, it is more important than ever that citizens ensure that the decisions being made by our elected representatives in this time of public health crisis are focused on the key issues of Health, Justice,…
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Vale Peter Tonoli
We have terrible news to share with you about the sudden death of our Vice President, Peter Tonoli. We express our sincere condolences to his family and friends and express our thanks for the significant contributions which Peter made over many decades to the shaping of the internet and digital…
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EFA raises mass surveillance concerns in INSLM’s encryption act review
Electronic Frontiers Australia’s Angus Murray attended the public hearing of the review by Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick SC into the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (Cth) (TOLA). Mr Murray (Chair of EFA’s Policy Committee) raised EFA’s serious concerns to Dr Renwick…