The U.S. Reacts: Australia’s Attempt to Keep Kids off Social Media
We’ve made it onto the global stage—but not for reasons we’re proud of. When news broke of Australia’s social media ban, countries around the world picked up on a pattern. For one, as noted in Recorded Future News’ award-winning Click Here podcast, Australia has not only introduced one of the strictest digital laws—a social media […]
Data Privacy Webinars and Workshops 2025
Electronic Frontiers Australia makes it our year-long mission to raise awareness about the importance of data privacy for both businesses and individuals. We’re proud to see other like-minded organizations dedicating resources to educating the public and using Data Privacy Day—and even extending it into February—to do the same. We get it: every day, you’re bombarded […]
Minister Shorten: Why should Australians trust the Trusted Exchange System with our personal data?
This statement was written by EFA’s chair John Pane. Tuesday 13th August 2024, Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten released details of the government’s new Trust Exchange system to extend the recently passed – and still flawed – Digital ID legislation. Little information outside the Minister’s speech is available. It remains unclear if this is […]
Albanese Government caves (again) to Big Banks and Big Tech
This post was written by EFA’s chair John Pane. Electronic Frontiers Australia is deeply troubled by the Albanese government’s decision to backtrack on essential privacy and security protections for Australia’s new Digital ID scheme. Under pressure from powerful banking and technology sectors, the government has abandoned the requirement to keep all personal information generated by […]
Surveillance Was In The DNA Of Breached Medtech
Following the MediSecure breach, EFA slams unethical surveillance tech trials on Indigenous communities.
