Freedom Not Fear – Sydney Saturday 15th September
Freedom Not Fear is an international movement opposing unnecessary and disproportionate government surveillance measures. An event will be held in Sydney this Saturday, 15th September 2012 as part of this international effort. EFA supports Freedom Not Fear and encourages members and supporters in Sydney to attend this event. Where: Hyde Park Sydney. North end […]
Proposed National Security changes are a threat to civil liberties and privacy
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) is deeply concerned about the proposed changes to National Security legislation foreshadowed in the Discussion Paper issued this week by the Attorney-General’s Department for consideration by Federal Parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. These proposed changes, if implemented in their entirety, would appear to amount to a massive expansion of […]
Telstra shows worrying lack of concern for customer data
EFA is concerned about recent reports that Telstra has been sending the details of URLs visited by all subscribers to its NextG mobile network to a third party located outside Australia. Telstra has confirmed that they have been forwarding this information to a Canadian company, Netsweeper, who they are working with to build a database […]
"Creepy" inquiry into online privacy puts AG on defensive
A Senate enquiry into online privacy continued with hearings at Parliament House on Friday, and both Google and the Attorney General’s Department found themselves on the defensive. The Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts appear to be taking our privacy online seriously, and followed up on written submissions with some probing questions. […]
AFP pushing for invasive data retention
ZDNet are reporting today that the Australian Federal Police are pushing the government to pursue aggressive mandatory data retention policies, forcing ISPs to collect information about your internet use and preserve it in case you are one day suspected of wrongdoing. The article quotes AFP assistant commissioner Neil Gaughan as saying that they are pushing […]