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Shared news this week – 18-22 October
Here is a summary of the news items we shared this week on Twitter. Open Internet and No Clean Feed Once more #censorship of the web heads its ugly rear in Australia (via @telecomtvcom) http://bit.ly/dkMZ61 #ACTA #OpenInternet Internet censorship is not the answer (via boston.com)http://bit.ly/akYrbj #OpenInternet #NoCleanFeed Labor’s ISP filter plan faces more delays (via theaustralian.com.au) http://bit.ly/9M3znu #OpenInternet#NoCleanFeed Conroy’s dept is not working on the filter (via @renailemay)http://bit.ly/9YdqJy #OpenInternet #NoCleanFeed ACTA, Righthaven and Copyright…
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Shared news this week – 11-15 October
Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with everything that is going on. Here is a summary of the news items we shared this week on Twitter. Please let me know if you find a summary list like this one handy, and if you would like me to do it every week. Open Internet The morality of #censorship http://bit.ly/dxcxRS @JuliaGillard won’t budge on internet filter http://bit.ly/dpmoM2 Gillard: Filter is a “moral question”: http://bit.ly/cCp43x The…
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The morality of censorship
Much has been written and said about the Labor Government’s plan to censor Australia’s Internet. The plan, which involves a Government blacklist of web sites that all Australian Internet service providers would be required to block, has been criticised for its ineffectiveness, free speech risks and technical difficulties. However, while there has been some moralising, there has been little serious debate about the filter’s moral implications. The Prime Minister injected…
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Your Say: Gillard won't budge on internet filter
This post is to provide a discussion forum for the article Gillard won’t budge on internet filter published today on the news.com.au website. The artcile is being reposted here so that the public may have an opportunity to reply. Prime Minister Julia Gillard isn’t budging on dropping the unpopular internet filter, saying it is a moral judgment the government needs to make. The coalition and the Greens are unlikely to…
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The future of internet censorship
You probably know that internet censorship is a hot topic. It’s on the rise around the world and has been a big issue here in Australia, where a new push for censorship remains government policy. The internet is such a great enabler of free speech. Why do governments want to censor it? Some of the motivation is understandable. With free speech comes troublesome speech. Even in a democracy such as…
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Your thoughts? "Fast Broadband will be best served by the Market"
In today’s edition of The Australian is an article written by James Massola called Fast broadband best served by market: UN report. Massola quotes from the report by the UN’s Broadband Commission for Digital Development. The report recommends: “a market-led approach facilitated by an enabling policy environment” as the best way to promote the deployment of and use of broadband networks. And it has called for a “technology neutral” mix…
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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.