Digital Rights Watch has welcomed the news that the Government will extend the opt-out period of the My Health Record system through to January 31, 2019.
Privacy experts welcome Health Minister’s backdown on My Health Record, following widespread privacy concerns
Digital Rights Watch have welcomed reports that Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt will scrap the My Health Record system and introduce legislation that ensures patient privacy.
The positives and perils of My Health Record
Last week, Singapore’s ministry of health admitted information from 1.5 million citizens had been copied in “a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned cyber attack” by hackers who were specifically going after …
Letter to Victorian Parliament: privacy concerns regarding health information sharing system
In February 2023 the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 was introduced to the Victorian parliament after the original version proposed in 2021 lapsed. The proposed system is similar …
Doctors, Lawyers, and Privacy Experts Denounce Sharing Patient Health Data for Secondary Use
Following the HealthEngine scandal in 2018, and the recent use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data to assist recruitment into research on Bipolar disorder, a Twitter user on Friday 23 …
Amidst privacy concerns, Australians urged to opt-out of national health record
Civil rights group Digital Rights Watch have urged Australian citizens to be aware of deeply concerning privacy issues in the Government’s planned digital health record system, as the opt-out period begins today.
A farewell from the founding Chair
Four years ago, a group of academics, technology experts and activists came together in the meeting rooms of Thoughtworks Australia with a shared vision: to unite in their advocacy against …
Coronavirus and the police state
Some of the laws that have been enacted in recent weeks in response to the coronavirus are unprecedented. It’s now unlawful to do all sorts of everyday things, like venture …
Respect for human rights must come at the centre of any technological drive to fight coronavirus
A problem like COVID-19 is so monumental in scale and ferocity that it creates an understandable temptation to race to use any method at our disposal to prevent its spread. …
Human rights online highlighted as a key policy area for the 2019 Federal Election
Digital rights experts are urging Australians to consider how political parties are protecting their rights online when they head to the ballot box. A ranking of party positions on key …
Federal Election 2019
As Australians consider how to cast their votes in the 2019 Federal Election, we wanted to ensure that some key digital rights policies are highlighted and addressed. That’s why we’ve …
2018 Annual Report
The relentless attacks on fundamental rights of privacy and freedom online through 2018 has shown that an Australian digital rights watchdog is so necessary. The fight for encrypted communications was …
Urgent reform of digital rights frameworks required, warn online human rights experts
Digital Rights Watch has warned of an increasingly hostile digital rights environment in which Australian citizens risk having their human rights eroded, unless a radical rethink of government policy is implemented.
How to opt-out of the federal medical database
From today, you can choose whether or not you will be included in the largest mandatory medical database in Australian history. We’re encouraging you to consider opting out.
January 2021 Roundup
Happy New Year from the Digital Rights Watch team. We are thrilled to kick off 2021 with the launch of our State of Digital Rights Report: A 2020 Retrospective—and you’re …
All I want for Christmas is to stop normalising surveillance
Whether you’re stringing up Christmas lights, getting out the Menorah, or just enjoying the end of the rollercoaster of a year that was 2020, just about everyone will partake in …
Navigating the COVIDSafe app rhetoric
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the government pull out all the stops in an attempt to convince the Australian public to download the COVIDSafe App. There are plenty of …
The Government Covid-19 Contact Tracing Smartphone App
last updated on May 10th prior to legislation being tabled previously updated on April 26th after the Government launched the app, and April 29th after comments from Stephen Conroy To …
Another empty assurance from government can’t restore trust in Covid App
Attorney-General Christian Porter’s statement that the police will not have access to metadata from the government’s Covid19 contact tracing app is wholly inadequate, Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea said …
Big Data, Big Opportunities
Big data can tell us a lot about the problems and people human rights advocates are working with, but we have to ensure we use this information responsibly. Lizzie O’Shea writes on the Human Rights Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Big Data.
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