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The Role of Encryption in Australia

Posted on January 19, 2018 | in News , Reports

Encryption is a method for ensuring communications between two parties remain private from everyone else, including the carrier. Even if an encrypted communication is intercepted by a third party, it cannot be read by anyone except the people who are authorised to decrypt it. Encryption is a foundational tool for the proper functioning of the digital society and economy, and is used in a wide range of settings, including banking, public service delivery, and communications systems.

2017 – a year of campaigning for digital rights.

Posted on December 21, 2017 | in News

Well now, that was a long year. Here’s a quick reminder of all the happenings in the digital rights space that the team at Digital Rights Watch has been working on over the past year.

U.S. FCC repeal of Net Neutrality will have global consequences

Posted on December 15, 2017 | in Media releases

Australian digital rights advocates today condemned the decision of the United States Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the agency’s 2015 Open Internet Order which required internet service providers to treat all internet traffic equally.

Digital Rights in Australia: Report

Posted on November 27, 2017 | in News

Australians are some of the world’s greatest users of social media and mobile broadband, and our nation is in the top ten globally for internet use. At a time when our use of these technologies is increasingly redefining aspects of our personal and professional lives, the University of Sydney have published a report into Digital Rights in Australia, which explores urgent questions about the nature of our rights now and into the future.

Password Managers

Posted on November 12, 2017 | in Tools and Guides

Managing passwords across so many different services can be complicated. Using one password manager is an effective and secure way to control any potential data breaches.

Using PGP

Posted on November 12, 2017 | in Tools and Guides

Email is an outdated and broken digital system. But if you must use it, at least enable end-to-end encryption by utilising PGP keys.