ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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EFA lodges submission to DBCDE Future Directions consultation
EFA has lodged its submission to the Department of Broadband, Communication and Digital Economy’s Future Directions review. The submission tackles a number of important issues for the digital economy, including open access to public sector information, electronic accessibility of printed material to people with a print disability, broad-based ICT training,…
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Filtering won't deliver for Aussie kids
The Labor Party went to the last election with a comprehensive plan for “cyber-safety” – that is, making the Internet safer for children. The centrepiece of this policy, and its most expensive component, is the controversial national ISP Internet filtering scheme, sometimes referred to as the “Conroy Curtain”. Plans for…
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Brooklyn Law School study highlights net censorship problems
A recent study entitled “Filtering in Oz: Australia’s Foray Into Internet Censorship” by Derek Bambauer of the Brooklyn Law School in New York examines the Rudd Government’s upcoming Internet filtering plan and provides a thorough analysis of its legitimacy. This report is important – not only is it authored by…
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EFA welcomes widespread opposition to Net censorship
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed widespread opposition to Internet censorship proposals by the government. “The forthcoming protests by the Digital Liberty Coalition and the petition by GetUp! show the depth of community disagreement with the government on this issue”, said EFA spokesperson Danny Yee. The proposed censorship system would target web material…
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EFA appears before the Senate Committee on the National Broadband Network
Last Friday, Dale Clapperton and Nicolas Suzor appeared on behalf of EFA to give evidence to the Commonwealth Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network. EFA had previously provided a written submission to the Senate, voicing concerns about the increased cost to users and the potential anti-competitive effects of…
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EFA concerned about movie industry lawsuit against iiNet
Electronic Frontiers Australa (EFA) today expressed concern about a lawsuit filed against Internet Service Provider iiNet in the Federal Court. A consortium of media companies have sued the ISP for allegedly allowing its users to download infringing movies and TV shows by failing to terminate their accounts after allegations of infringement by the copyright industry.…