Centrelink duty of care has failed, regardless of Information Commissioner finding

Privacy rights groups Digital Rights Watch, the Australian Privacy Foundation and Electronic Frontiers Australia have slammed a statement by the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner that their investigation found no wrongdoing in the release of personal information by a government department.

The State of Digital Rights

Today, we’re proud to release the State of Digital Rights report, which outlines the many ways Australians’ rights are being impacted by the activities of private companies and governments in the online world.

New digital rights report foreshadows an eroding human rights landscape online

Australians’ human rights are being severely breached through the exploitation of online data according to a landmark report released today by Digital Rights Watch.

New report reveals dangerous lack of oversight of secret global surveillance networks, opening the door to human rights abuses

An unprecedented international collaborative investigation carried out by 40 NGOs in 42 countries has identified alarming weaknesses in the oversight arrangements that are supposed to govern the sharing of intelligence between state intelligence agencies.

Digital rights resources for children and young people

This is a list-in-progress of resources to use with children and young people to educate them about digital literacy and digital rights.

Statement to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

Australian Privacy Foundation Vice Chair / Co-Chair of Surveillance Committee Dr Adam Molnar, and Co-Chair Surveillance Committee Dr Monique Mann recently gave evidence at the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Law Enforcement Inquiry on the impact of new and emerging information and communications technology.