EFA Calls for Urgent Legislative Action on AI Safety Amidst Global Deregulation Trends

Melbourne, Australia – Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a leading not-for-profit organisation advocating for digital rights, expresses deep concern over the Australian Government’s decision to pause its plans for mandatory AI regulatory guardrails. This decision, influenced by emerging international trends of AI deregulation, poses significant risks to the safety, privacy, and rights of Australians. The recent […]
The Invisible Barrier: EFA Applauds New Initiative Tackling Australia’s Digital Divide

Struggling to afford home broadband for your kids’ schooling? This initiative helps bridge the digital gap with free NBN connections.
Australians Speak Out on Privacy Concerns: OAIC Survey

EFA weighs in on the latest OAIC survey about Australians’ attitudes to and experiences of digital privacy.
EFA Welcomes Government Action on Privacy as an Overdue First Step

Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes the Australian government’s moves to change the incentives for how organisations manage Australians’ personal information.
The democratic obligation to repeal authoritarian laws

A society’s norms can shift fast. In the last decade, compulsory metadata retention for broad surveillance purposes has gone from a controversy to a scandal, to a fact of Australian life, to an insufficient power that needs to be augmented by yet more invasive ones. Military control over cryptography and other exports has gone from […]
