Digital rights meetup
If you are interested in privacy and digital rights, join us at the Mitre Tavern on 15 August for an informal meetup.
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Australians are increasingly concerned about expansion of surveillance powers
Posted on July 24, 2019
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New polling shows that Australians have a high level of concern over legislation that has made it easier for the Government and law enforcement agencies to access their private personal digital information.
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Facial recognition expansion requires urgent review
Posted on July 22, 2019
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Following reports that individuals are being forced to use facial recognition software in order to access government solar rebates, Digital Rights Watch have called for an urgent review of the rapid expansion of the controversial software.
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Sweeping metadata laws must be scaled back
Posted on July 19, 2019
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Amidst reports last week of the extraordinarily high rate at which the Australian Federal Police accessed the communications history of journalists, the Human Right Law Centre, Digital Rights Watch and Access Now have called on the Morrison Government to urgently reform metadata laws.
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Submission to PJCIS review of mandatory metadata retention regime
Posted on July 18, 2019
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Submissions
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is conducting a review of controversial metadata retention laws that require telecommunication companies to retain records of every single person’s calls, texts, and internet browsing history for at least two years.
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