Digital Rights Watch
STANDING UP FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS
Our vision is for a digital world where all humanity can thrive, and where diversity and creativity flourishes.
Digital Rights Watch exists to ensure fairness, freedoms and fundamental rights for all people who engage in the digital world.
Digital Rights Watch exists to ensure fairness, freedoms and fundamental rights for all people who engage in the digital world.
Privacy & Security
We believe in the fundamental right to privacy for all.
Personal Information & Data Rights
We believe governments, corporations and organisations should uphold basic privacy rights.
Power, Access & Technology
We advocate for increased transparency, accountability and oversight over the use of data.
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We believe in the value of strong, effective & accountable journalism.
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Cities for digital rights
Australians should be able to live their lives without being constantly watched, monitored and tracked.
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Facial recognition surveillance ban
The use of surveillance systems like facial recognition has gone too far - it's time we pushed back on this invasion of our privacy.
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COVID Policing
This collaborative project aims to document incidents, and examples from the public concerning COVID-19 policing, for use in monitoring and reporting, as well as legal advocacy and accountability.
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Political parties, interest groups and individual candidates are all using Facebook microtargeting in their strategies to influence voters.
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![Are you an activist? Do you attend protests? Do you organise with others online? Then you need to pay attention to what the new surveillance powers in the Identify and Disrupt Act mean for you.
TODAY - 5pm AEST / 3pm AWST
The Identify and Disrupt Act 2020 has given broad powers for federal police and intelligence agencies to spy on, disrupt, and modify communications. The government claims the targets of this bill are organised criminals, but the broadness of the new powers could be used to “identify and disrupt” activists, simply by virtue of the offences that are levelled against some types of civil and political activity.
Need more info? Scroll back in our grid for an overview, or head to the link in our bio for a full explainer!
Our Director Lucie will be joining @melbactivistlegal online alongside other experts in law, tech, privacy and security. Head to the Melb Activist Legal website to secure yourself a spot!
[Image description: a screenshot of a tweet from the Digital Rights Watch account on a blue, yellow and white background. The tweet reads: "Okay, so the surveillance powers in the Identify and Disrupt Act are alarming, but what do they mean for activists? Come along to this discussion hosted by our friends @ActivistLegal to find out. Today at 5pm AEST!" It is accompanied by an image of a pacman game."]
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