ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Electronic Frontiers Australia Announces 2025 Board Members
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) held its Annual General Meeting in November 2024, resulting in the election of new board members for 2025. We are excited to welcome Andrew Scott, Bianca Gay, Jarrod Loidl and Andrew Roffey to the Board. Meet the New Board Members Andrew Scott Bianca Gay Jarrod Loidl…
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Why Australia Needs Its Whistleblowers
Why Australia needs its whistleblowers–especially in a murky digital landscape.
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Bunnings Violated Your Privacy: What You Need to Know
Finally! This month, Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind ruled that Bunnings’ facial recognition system violated the privacy of millions of Australians. The OAIC found that the use of facial recognition was also found to be disproportionate to the risk of violence or theft in retail stores. Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes…
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EFA’s submission to rushed inquiry into the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
With a complete disregard for democratic processes, the Government has pushed ahead with their Social Media age verification legislation giving the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications 5 working days to undertake inquiry and report back their findings. EFA received the email inviting submissions to the inquiry at…
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Major Privacy Threat: EFA Condemns Government’s Social Media Age Ban
Electronic Frontiers Australia condemns the government’s recent confirmation of a social media ban for under-16s. We firmly oppose any age-based restrictions that intrude on young Australians’ privacy, digital rights, and access to potentially life-saving information. “This ban represents an authoritarian and unnecessary step toward government intrusion into the online lives…
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024.
The EFA Annual General Meeting will be held online (Zoom) on Saturday, 16th November 2024. Time: We encourage members to participate in the AGM. It is anticipated to last no more than 1.5 hours. Meeting Agenda The meeting will consider the following matters. Board member elections and candidates There are…
