ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Australian Digital Rights Organisations Call For Politicians To Clarify Their Dealings With Cambridge Analytica
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE BY ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS AUSTRALIA, FUTURE WISE, AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY FOUNDATION, AND DIGITAL RIGHTS WATCH In light of the revelations that Cambridge Analytica has reportedly misused the data of over 50 million people on Facebook, Australia’s leading digital and civil rights advocates call on all Australian governments and political…
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FOI uncovers a three month window to opt out of the My Health Record Scheme – then what?
More concerns than answers have been raised over the Governments My Health Record Scheme after EFA board member Justin Warren made a request for access to the “Operational Blueprint” through the Right to Know FOI platform. In it’s response to the request, the Government made the information public. Unfortunately for your priavcy, detail…
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ABC Radio Interview: Does technology know you better than your family or friends?
EFA’s Chair Lyndsey Jackson spoke with ABC Radio’s Rod Quin and callers early Saturday (10/2/18) morning about the data we share and what it can reveal about us. Increasingly people are discovering the impact and value of the information we give out. Callers shared caution and distrust in the way…
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Human Rights Push into Digital Technology
A new project by the Australian Human Rights Commission puts the relationship between human rights and technology into focus. Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes this directive. EFA’s charter is the protecting and building awareness of civil liberties and ongoing campaigning of digital rights as a human right. The opportunity that technology…
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FBI says device encryption is ‘evil’ and a threat to public safety
The FBI continues its anti-encryption push. It’s now expanded past Director Christopher Wray to include statements by other FBI personnel. Not that Chris Wray isn’t taking every opportunity he can to portray personal security as a threat to the security of the American public. He still is. But he’s no…
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Australian tech start-ups stand to lose out in proposed copyright reforms
The Australian government quietly introduced the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 to the Senate on Wednesday. If enacted, the bill will extend the scope of Australia’s copyright safe harbours – very slightly. Safe harbours protect internet hosts and platform providers from monetary liability for copyright-infringing content posted or shared…