Digital Rights Watch has welcomed the release of a UN report calling for a global treaty to protect internet user’s right to privacy.
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Digital Rights Watch has renewed calls for Australia’s mandatory data retention scheme to be scrapped, after revelations that the Government has no oversight over whether telecommunication companies are storing data outside of Australia’s borders.
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Digital Rights Watch have expressed their concern over a Federal Court ruling that Australian ISPs must block access to 61 domains registered by file-sharing websites The Pirate Bay, IsoHunt, TorrentHound and Torrentz.
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Digital Rights Watch welcomes the Government’s move to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme.
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 will create a new obligation for organisations that store private information to notify individuals when their security systems have been breached.
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Digital Rights Watch have raised deep concerns over proposed changes to the Privacy Act, citing the need for community and expert consultation before any legislation is introduced.
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A number of privacy, security and technology experts have called on the Prime Minister to launch an immediate inquiry into the 2016 Census.
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