Promoting And Protecting Digital Rights Since 1994
EFA is an independent non-profit association that relies on membership subscriptions and donations. If you’re concerned about digital rights in Australia, please join or donate today.
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Griffith By-Election Guide [Updated]
[UPDATE] We apologise, but we inadvertantly upgraded Labor on censorship from Red to Amber. This was an internal version control error and should not have happened. We have corrected this now. As we’ve done for the last two Federal Elections, we’re providing you with a guide as to how we rate the various party’s policies in relation to digital rights issues. We’ve ranked six of the parties running in the…
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Speak Out 2 Video: Dr Matthew Rimmer
Electronic Frontiers Australia was honoured to host ANU College of Law Associate Professor Dr Matthew Rimmer as our second guest in our Speak Out event series. EFA Speak Out events use Google Hangout On Air to showcase a local or international guest discussing and answering questions about online rights.
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First reaction: Discussion paper on Enhancing Online Safety for Children
A discussion paper on Enhancing Online Safety for Children was released by the Commonwealth Department of Communications on Wednesday. The paper opens public consultation up on measures to improve the online safety of children in Australia, specifically: the establishment of a Children’s e-Safety Commissioner developing an effective complaints system, backed by legislation, to get harmful material down fast from large social media sites, and examining existing Commonwealth legislation to determine whether…
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EFA Speak Out #2: Dr Matthew Rimmer
EFA is proud to announce that we will be joined by Dr Matthew Rimmer from the ANU College of Law for our second Speak Out event. Dr Rimmer is a leading academic commentator on issues relating to intellectual property and international trade agreements. He will be discussing issues relating to copyright reform in Australia: remix culture, the maker movement, fair use, and the potential impact of international trade agreements such as the TPP. Participate…
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Get your EFA gear here!
The EFA Shop is open. We’ve teamed up with Merchgallery to offer a range of EFA-branded merchandise so that you can wear your support for EFA and the digital rights agenda, and help us to become a sustainable organisation into the long-term. We have a wide range of colours and sizes (with fits for both men and women) available for each product (excluding bags). Click on the image below to…
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EFA awards Senator for achievements in digital rights
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said today that he was humbled to receive Electronic Frontiers Australia’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement award for services to digital rights at their 20th anniversary celebrations tonight. Founded in January 1994 to protect and promote the civil liberties of electronic communications systems users, EFA has grown to become the major voice in Australia promoting and advocating for digital freedom, access and privacy. EFA chair Sean Rintel said…
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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.