From 13 April 2017, all Australian telecommunication providers are required to collect your metadata and provide it to your Government. Many interactions we have in the digital world are being collected and stored by our communications providers, all without adequate safeguards. This program requires no warrants, has very little oversight and has received condemnation from human rights experts worldwide.
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After one full year of operations, Digital Rights Watch has released its inaugural annual report.
“The first twelve months of existence for Digital Rights Watch hasn’t come without challenges,” said Chair Tim Singleton Norton.
This crowd-sourced comparison of VPN providers is the most honest and comprehensive one we’ve encountered. A++
Digital Rights Watch has welcomed the release of a UN report calling for a global treaty to protect internet user’s right to privacy.
The first year of operations for Digital Rights Watch hasn’t come without challenges. We have a Government who continue to implement a national warrantless mass surveillance program, the huge privacy failure of the national Census and ongoing issues around the privacy of Australian citizens online.