EFA’s Response to Albo’s Shiny New Plan on AI and Data Centres
In July 2026, Prime Minister Albanese announced a shift from voluntary technology guidelines to a mandatory legislative framework. EFA has mixed opinions.
Electronic Frontiers Australia Condemns Meta’s New ‘Muse’ AI Traffic in Australian Likenesses via Deceptive Dark Patterns
Electronic Frontiers Australia has issued an urgent warning to Australian social media users following the rollout of Meta’s latest AI tool, ‘Muse Image’. The feature routinely exploits public Instagram accounts by allowing anyone to co-opt and alter a person’s facial likeness using a simple text tag, without prior consent or subsequent notification. EFA strongly condemns […]
Open Letter from Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc to the ACCC
This open letter was written by Gillian Dempsey, a barrister and board member of the Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA). Currently the e-Safety Commissioner has attempted to only protect minors from predatory algorithms from particular scheduled Social Media applications pursuant to the Online Safety Rules 2025. These rules only apply to children under the age of […]
Digital Fairness, AI Self-Regulation and the Limits of Voluntary Safety Framework
This post was written by EFA Vice Chair Julian Watchorn and EFA board member Kirsten Frederiksen. 1. The Limits of Corporate Self-Regulation A longstanding axiom in public policy is that corporate self-regulation is ineffective whenvast sums of money are at stake. This has been demonstrated repeatedly across sectors such as finance, environmental protection, tobacco, gambling, […]
EFA Condemns Government’s “Opportunity-First” AI Plan: Our Safety Sacrificed as Ex Ante Laws Are Bumped
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) condemned the Australian Government’s decision to abandon standalone, ex ante (proactive) AI legislation, warning the imminent National AI Plan prioritises “opportunity-first” adoption at the expense of citizen safety, fundamental digital rights and basic legal safeguards. “The early signals are clear,” said EFA Chair John Pane. “Many people are unaware that this […]