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Submission to the United Nations on the Impact of Digital and AI-Assisted Surveillance on the Rights to Freedom of Assembly and Association

Australians’ right to protest is eroded daily. Behind the scenes, digital surveillance is assisting this erosion, and AI has the potential to accelerate the damage. This is made possible by Australia’s weak privacy laws.

Political party exemptions from the Privacy Act

TL;DR: The political party exemption in the Privacy Act leaves the door open for political parties, their contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers to access your personal information without following the same rules as everyone else. That needs to change.

Your Data, Their Rules: Australians Need Data Deletion Rights

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Australians have a keen appetite for privacy and want better protections for their privacy. According to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), 90% of Australians support laws that give them greater agency over how their personal information is handled.

Ban Facial Recognition

Facial recognition surveillance is unethical. With this technology we cannot be anonymous in public spaces and our privacy is invaded no matter where we go.

Join our campaign to ban facial recognition.

Get Privacy Reform Right

Our right to privacy is essential to uphold our democracy, rein in corporate power, and for a safe and fair digital future. It’s time to get privacy right.

Join the campaign for privacy law reform.

Protect Australian Culture

AI companies are data-mining Australian books, songs, and artworks to build their models without consent, without compensation, and without accountability.

Join our campaign to protect Australian culture.