Digital Rights Watch is an Australian organisation that advocates for privacy, democracy, fairness and freedom in a digital age. We take a human rights approach to digital policy.
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In 2021 the Australian government passed the Online Safety Act. This law seeks to regulate a broad range of material and behaviour online, from online bullying and harassment and the spread of abhorrent violent material to accessing pornography online. We have previously written about our concerns regarding the Online Safety Act here.
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The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is conducting an inquiry into the conduct of the 2022 Federal Election.
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Last week Optus announced what may be the largest data breach in Australian history, potentially exposing the personal information of almost 10 million people. Current and former Optus customers are at risk of their name, date of birth, phone number, email and physical address, passport number and drivers’ licence numbers becoming compromised.
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Responsibility for defamation law sits with individual states and territories, however, the Model Defamation Provisions (MDPs) inform how the state-based legislation is enacted. The original MDPs were endorsed in 2005, and they are now in the process of being reviewed and ammeded.
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As part of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) ongoing Digital Platform Services Inquiry (2020-2025), the ACCC is considering the potential competition and consumer issues with social media services for both individuals and businesses.
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