Lucie is a professional activist and digital rights advocate. She specialises in surveillance, law enforcement powers in the digital era, export controls, encryption, data retention and telecoms regulation. Lucie previously worked in Ottawa and Brussels, and spent five years at the digital rights NGO Access Now, bringing an international dimension to our team.
The internet has tremendous power to connect and empower individuals, but as centers of power online grow larger they become less affable to individual users and less responsive to their needs.
The federal government must come clean about the nature and extent of its data aggregation from mobile service providers, Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea said today.
The government must not expand their use of dangerous untested technology during this emergency, digital rights experts have warned today.
by Lizzie O’Shea
It’s an honour to take over as chair of Digital Rights Watch from Tim Singleton Norton. Tim has set an excellent example. A hard working, deep thinking digital rights activist, he has been a source of energy and good judgement at a time in which there was very little hope for those concerned about our human rights online. He has built something powerful with his efforts, which has emboldened our community to demand more of policy makers in this space. Tim will be missed, but we know he will continue to be an invaluable supporter of this important project he helped initiate.
The Society for Digital Rights Researchers (SocDRR) is an initiative of Digital Rights Watch (DRW), a not-for-profit organisation focused on ensuring a vibrant, dignified and equal digital future for all Australians. The Society aims to improve the engagement of researchers in protecting and promoting digital rights for all.