Releases
Each of the these release links are to PDF documents.
8th November 2016: Inquiry into freedom of speech really isn’t
29th June 2016: EFA calls on major parties to support copyright reform
27th June 2016: EFA calls on major parties to support encryption & privacy technologies
21st June 2016: Pirate, Science & Greens Parties lead on Digital Rights in 2016
25th February 2016: EFA concerned by Nikolic appointment, lack of support for encryption
16th February 2016: OpenMedia supports the Digital Rights 2016 campaign
8th February 2016: EFA launches Digital Rights 2016 campaign
4th February 2016: EFA welcomes proposed amendments to section 35P
20th January 2016: Attorney-General must properly resource Information Commission
19th January 2016: Attorney-General must reject requests from most agencies seeking warrantless access to telecommunications data
12th January 2016: EFA joins Global Call to World Leaders to Support Strong Encryption
Mentions
22nd December: News.com.au
This is the real threat to online pirates, and the digital privacy of Australians
22nd December: ZDNet
AGD warned proposed data re-identification laws could kill the data research canary
14th December: StartUpSmart
Snitch Hunt hackathon exposes how easily you can be found with metadata
9th August: The Australian
Crunch time for Australia’s most controversial census
5th August: Ars Technica
Australians threaten to take leave of their census
4th August: Boing Boing
Decision to retain personally identifying information puts Australian census under threat
4th August: CNet
Census 2016: Your guide to privacy and completing the survey (or not)
3rd August: The Australian
IBM global security exec says census hack “inevitable”
3rd August: HuffPost Australia
Here’s Exactly What The Census Will And Won’t Do With Your Information
3rd August: itNews
Turnbull tries to allay growing Census fears
2nd August: Daily Mail
Australians threaten to boycott the 2016 Census amid security concerns their personal data will be ‘a honeypot for hackers’
1st August: ZDNet
Census privacy risks are not what they seem
1st August: ComputerWorld
Government has ‘botched’ Census explanation: Labor
1st July: LifeHacker
Where Do Australia’s Political Parties Stand On Privacy And Encryption?
29th June: itWire
EFA calls on Coalition, Labor to support copyright reform
27th June: Gizmodo
Where Do The Major Australian Political Parties Stand On Privacy And Encryption This Election?
27th June: itWire
EFA calls for strong government support for encryption and privacy
27th June: My Sunshine Coast
EFA calls on major parties to support encryption & privacy technologies
26th June: The Age
While you’re browsing in a shop, the shop is browsing you
5th June: Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Electronic Frontiers Australia: An Exclusive Interview with Jon Lawrence
22nd May: CNet
Lost our Census: Why the biggest hit to privacy this year is all about you
11th April: The Monthly
Scott Ludlam goes viral
10th April: The New Daily
Census no longer anonymous
4th April: Government News
Centrelink, the Tax Office and ASIO could use Census 2016 data: privacy groups
3rd March: cNet
Everything must go: Dick Smith customer details auctioned off
2nd March: ABC Radio Brisbane
What do do if someone steals your Facebook profile photo?
26th February: Delimiter
EFA ‘concerned’ about Nikolic Security appointment, Senate encryption motion
26th February: itWire
EFA attacks ‘hard-line’ Nikolic as head of Intelligence, Security committee
25th February: The Educator
Are schools facing a digital privacy crisis?
19th February: itWire
Call for global action on ensuring ‘strong encryption’
17th February: News.com.au
The UK to enforce age verification on all porn websites in ambitious regime
17th February: itWire
Canadian group gets behind Aussie digital rights campaign
8th February: Delimiter
EFA kicks off digital rights campaign for election year
8th February: itWire
Privacy top issue for EFA election-year campaign
1st February: CIO
EFA urges trade ministers not to sign final TPP agreement
21st January: itWire
EFA lambasts A-G over ‘war of attrition’ with Information Commissioner
19th January: Gizmodo
EFA Still Wants Government To Get A Warrant For Your Metadata
19th January: itWire
EFA renews objections to warrantless metadata access
19th January: Adelaide Advertiser
Environment Protection Authority hampered by new metadata laws in bid to stop toxic waste dumping
19th January: The Age
Dozens of government agencies request access to citizen metadata without warrants
12th January: itWire
EFA gets behind global call for strong encryption
12th January: Computerworld
Open letter rejects government crackdown on encryption
12th January: SMH
Australians join international protest against government ‘backdoors’ in encryption
