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2014 AGM: Call for Nominations
EFA’s 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 23rd November in Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Nominations for the five vacant Board seats are now being sought from financial members. Self-nomination is acceptable and encouraged. If you are unsure of your membership status, or if you have not already received a notice by email, please contact us at: memberadmin[AT]efa.org.au EFA’s Standing Committees also provide opportunities for members to be…
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Individual Copyright Submissions
Submissions for the Government’s Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper closed at the start of the month. The Attorney-General’s department has arbitrarily decided to publish only the submissions written by organisations and not those from individual Australians. We know that many of you contributed, answering questions and offering critique and are probably disappointed that the Government has decided to keep your work hidden. In order to ensure your work is publicised, EFA…
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October events: book now!
EFA is proud to present the following events in October. Book your tickets today! Brisbane: Julian Burnside Saturday, 11th October, 6.00pm for 7.00pm In conjunction with Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, this event will feature leading Human Rights lawyer Julian Burnside AO QC who will speak about the threat to civil liberties inherent in indiscriminate communications data retention and mass surveillance more generally. Mr Burnside will be introduced by Carly Nyst, Legal Director of…
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#5 Safeguards for International Cooperation. Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law
This is a guest post from Angela Daly & Angus Murray, Members of the EFA Policy and research Standing Committee. Angela is also a member of Australian Privacy Foundation’s board of directors. Between 15th-19th of September, in the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles, EFA and the coalition behind the Principles will be conducting a Week of Action explaining some of the key guiding…
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It’s time for privacy invasion to be a legal wrong
It’s time for privacy invasion to be a legal wrong By Normann Witzleb, Monash University This post is reproduced under a Creative Commons license.and was originally posted at The Conversation. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) yesterday recommended introducing new laws that would give a legal remedy for serious invasions of privacy. Unfortunately, the federal government has already indicated it opposes such legislation. Stronger protections of privacy in Australia are needed…
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13 Principles Week of Action: Fighting Surveillance Law in Australia
This is a guest post from Angela Daly & Angus Murray, Members of the EFA Policy and research Standing Committee and is crossposed with EFF’s Deeplinks blog. Angela is also a member of Australian Privacy Foundation’s board of directors. Between 15th-19th of September, in the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles, EFA and the coalition behind the Principles will be conducting a Week of…
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What We Do
Policy
We actively monitor a number of policy areas and specific issues. The topics below provide a detailed view of EFA’s policy positions.
Copyright
Australia’s copyright laws are outdated, inflexible and not fit for the digital age. As such, EFA is a long-standing supporter of reform of Australia’s Copyright Act.
Privacy & Security
Privacy is fundamentally about consent and control over access to information, and goes hand-in-hand with security. Privacy is a human right.
Censorship
Adults should be able to make their own informed decisions about what content they create and consume.
Encryption
Access to encryption technologies is vital for individuals and groups to be able to safeguard the security and privacy of their information.
Internet Safety
Surveillance is not safety. Safety for whom, against what? This complex problem is more likely to be exacerbated, rather than solved, by measures that allow for unaccountable surveillance and the undermining of communications security.
Surveillance
EFA is committed to ensuring that Australian’s home life is not subject to arbitrary interference.