EFA and Future Wise Urge Seriousness From Government On Health Data Security
Digital rights groups Electronic Frontiers Australia and Future Wise today expressed their disappointment in the management of privacy and security of the My Health Record system, as highlighted by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)’s report released on Monday 25 November 2019. They called on the Australian government to engage seriously with the complex issues […]
Media Release: Doctors, Lawyers, and Privacy Experts Denounce Sharing Patient Health Data for Secondary Use
Australia, Melbourne — Monday 26 August 2019 — EFA, Future Wise, Digital Rights Watch and APF today call again for a comprehensive review of privacy provisions for healthcare data. Following the HealthEngine scandal in 2018, and the recent use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data to assist recruitment into research on Bipolar disorder, a Twitter […]
EFA Condemns Federal Police Raid of Journalist
Electronic Frontiers Australia, the premier digital rights body promoting and protecting digital rights since 1994, condemns the actions today of the Australian Federal Police in executing a raid of journalist Annika Smethurst in apparent retaliation for her story exposing plans for unprecedented levels of government spying on Australians. This is an obvious attempt to bully […]
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 […]
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 […]