How to opt-out of the federal medical database

By the end of 2018, a ‘My Health Record’ will be created for every Australian unless they choose not to have one. The three month opt-out period runs from 16 July (today) through to 15 October 2018.

Amidst privacy concerns, Australians urged to opt-out of national health record

Civil rights group Digital Rights Watch have urged Australian citizens to be aware of deeply concerning privacy issues in the Government’s planned digital health record system, as the opt-out period begins today.

Submission to copyright modernisation consultation

The Department of Communication and the Arts undertook a consultation into copyright modernisation, and Digital Rights Watch provided a submission to this process.

XYZ – digital security from a gender perspective

XYZ is a space for practical tools to navigate digital security and privacy from a gender perspective, learn from each other’s activism, inspire one another and co-create.

Digital rights groups launch campaign to protect encryption

The Turnbull government is planning to introduce dangerous legislation that would require companies to undermine their own security tools to facilitate government access.

Attempts to break encryption will have lasting effects for online freedom of speech

Digital Rights Watch has warned of wider impacts on freedom of speech and the right of Australian citizens to hold private conversations, after the Government announced plans to introduce legislation that would give law enforcement the power to break encryption protocols.