Media Releases

Site-blocking is not the solution to illegal downloading

Posted on December 15, 2016 | in Media releases

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.

Privacy advocates support data breach legislation

Posted on October 20, 2016 | in Media releases

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.

Concerns around proposed amendments to Privacy Act

Posted on September 28, 2016 | in Media releases

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.

Open letter from privacy advocates calls for inquiry into Census 2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 | in Media releases

A number of privacy, security and technology experts have called on the Prime Minister to launch an immediate inquiry into the 2016 Census.

Independent inquiry needed into #Censusfail

Posted on August 9, 2016 | in Media releases

An independent inquiry is needed to restore faith in the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Government’s ability to handle online privacy, according to online advocacy organization Digital Rights Watch.

Launch of global #KeepItOn campaign with nearly 70 organizations committing to fight internet shutdowns

Posted on June 8, 2016 | in Media releases

As Ghana threatens to cut off social media during elections, human rights organizations rally to #KeepItOn globally

GLOBAL—Today Access Now, along with nearly 70 organizations from five continents, launched the #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns worldwide. Other groups include Association for Progressive Communications, Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan, Human Rights Watch, Bytes for All, Electronic Frontier Foundation, iFreedom Uganda, Internews, Hivos, Arab World Internet Institute, Digital Rights Watch Australia, Bits of Freedom, La Quadrature du Net, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and many more. The full list is available on the campaign website: https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton/