Vale Caspar Bowden
It was with great sadness that we heard of the death last week of Caspar Bowden, privacy activist. Caspar had a long history of privacy advocacy, and was particularly notable in both the fight for public access to strong cryptography in the 1990s and the current fight against mass surveillance. He was co-founder and director […]
CitizenFour: Why it’s already the movie of the year
By Alex Schlotzer, EFA Board Member Less than two weeks after its Australian release, CitizenFour today received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film had previously won the British equivalent (BAFTA) as well as a long list of awards from film festivals and critics societies. I was fortunate enough to catch the Melbourne […]
Carly Nyst & Julian Burnside on surveillance
On Saturday 11th October, EFA co-hosted an event in Brisbane with QCCL, which featured Carly Nyst, Legal Director of Privacy International, and leading human rights barrister, Julian Burnside AO QC, who was just yesterday awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. Listen to the audio from this event.
2014 AGM: Call for Nominations
EFA’s 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 23rd November in Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Nominations for the five vacant Board seats are now being sought from financial members. Self-nomination is acceptable and encouraged. If you are unsure of your membership status, or if you have not already received a notice by email, […]
October events: book now!
EFA is proud to present the following events in October. Book your tickets today! Brisbane: Julian Burnside Saturday, 11th October, 6.00pm for 7.00pm In conjunction with Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, this event will feature leading Human Rights lawyer Julian Burnside AO QC who will speak about the threat to civil liberties inherent in indiscriminate communications data retention and […]