EFA Provides Three Actions Everyone Should Take This Privacy Awareness Week
Electronic Frontiers Australia, the premier digital rights body promoting and protecting digital rights since 1994, encourages everyone to support Privacy Awareness Week 2019. The Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner has created a dedicated website for Privacy Awareness Week 2019 with the theme Don’t Be In The Dark. It contains a variety of useful information […]
EFA Condemns Centrelink Tactics To Avoid Scrutiny of Robodebt Program
Electronic Frontiers Australia, the premier digital rights body promoting and protecting digital rights since 1994, is calling for the incoming government to rewind the infamous Centrelink data matching program known as Robodebt. “EFA condemns the actions of the Department of Human Services in deliberately evading scrutiny of the program,” said EFA Chair Lyndsey Jackson. “Dropping […]
Digital Rights Policy in Australia needs you! Join the EFA Policy Team
If you have been sitting on the fence lamenting the future of Australian digital rights policy and you want to act, we want you! Get involved in our policy team, flagging your interest is easy. Email us at [email protected] by Sunday 17th of March. We need a bit of info about you which is covered […]
Media Release: EFA says there is no justification for rushing Assistance & Access Bill
Civil society and the technology industry have serious concerns about the proposed Assistance and Access Bill and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) is extremely concerned that the Australian government is rushing the review of the proposed Assistance and Access Bill. Despite comments made by the Minister for Home Affairs that the Bill needs to be passed […]
EFA Celebrates Renewed Enthusiasm From Members
Electronic Frontiers Australia is celebrating a renewed enthusiasm from members one year after a board refresh. “EFA members were instrumental in highlighting the flaws of MyHealthRecord, and challenging the overreach of legislation such as the Access and Assistance Bill,” said EFA chair Lyndsey Jackson. “EFA has worked closely with other like-minded organisations over the past […]