Vale Geordie Guy
We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Geordie Guy, a passionate advocate for digital rights and a dedicated former Vice-Chair and Board member of Electronic Frontiers Australia (‘EFA‘). Geordie was a very effective Vice-Chair in the period when EFA was heavily involved in the fight against Stephen Conroy’s internet filtering proposal, which […]
EFA Weighs In on Privacy and Digital Rights News
Here’s a roundup of where Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) stands on key issues in the world of digital rights and privacy: EFA on Elon Musk’s X Harvesting User Data: EFA’s chair, John Pane, called the argument that users could reasonably expect their data to be used for training AI models “total BS.” “Using a person’s […]
EFA Chair’s Address: Meet the New Board
Meet the 2023/2024 Board, bid farewell to outgoing members, and tell us: how should EFA celebrate our 30th-anniversary?
Penalties, Privacy, and Procrastination: EFA Briefs Shoebridge on OAIC
Update: 8 November 2023 Not long after we briefed Senator Shoebridge (details below) ahead of the Senate Estimates, where he stressed the conspicuous absence of penalties issued by the OAIC, this happened. OAIC takes pathology company to court over data breach The OAIC’s lawsuit against Australian Clinical Labs proves that increased pressure can drive OAIC […]
Call for 2023 Board Nominations
EFA members are invited to nominate for election to the Board. As per Rule 10, there will be five vacant Board seats at the AGM. Nominations from new members (that join before the close of nominations) are acceptable, and nominations from people from groups that are currently under-represented on the Board are particularly encouraged. Self-nomination […]
