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Only truth: a symposium on Internet privacy

Posted on May 12, 2016 | in Events , News

Part CryptoParty, part symposium, Only Truth is a series of talks and practicalguides that will equip the average internet user with information and open sourcetools to protect their communication, privacy, and security.

Speakers will talk about Australian metadata capture, the ethics of digital privacy,and how our algorithm-effected online life is changing our offline selves. Thepractical guides will focus on Australian metadata, and simple tools for mobiledevices and personal computers to encrypt or protect your information. Only Truth will also provide a platform for audience members to ask questions and discussissues raised in Algorithmic Misfits.

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Event: Beyond Privacy

Posted on May 2, 2016 | in Events , News

‘Lawfulness’ is routinely referred to by state agencies as the benchmark for appropriate surveillance. But how might the law, intended as a safeguard, actually be used to undermine a democratic system of checks and balances?

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New group launches to protect online rights

Posted on March 11, 2016 | in Media releases

A new advocacy organization has launched to fight to protect the human rights of Australian internet users.

With the backing of human and consumer rights organizations including CHOICE, Thoughtworks and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties and prominent Australians including human rights lawyer Julian Burnside, broadcaster Mary Kostakidis, and iiNet founder Michael Malone, Digital Rights Watch aims to combat the erosion of human rights in the online environment.

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