Media Releases

Another empty assurance from government can't restore trust in Covid App

Posted on April 23, 2020 | in Media releases

Attorney-General Christian Porter’s statement that the police will not have access to metadata from the government’s Covid19 contact tracing app is wholly inadequate, Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea said today.

Guarantee Limits and Protections on Covid App or it will Fail

Posted on April 15, 2020 | in Media releases

After years of attacking personal privacy, it is little wonder that the announcement from the Federal Government of a location tracking app has been met with scepticism, Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea said today.

Government Must Come Clean On Phone Surveillance

Posted on April 5, 2020 | in Media releases

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.

100+ human rights groups demand global governments not use coronavirus pandemic as cover for expanding digital surveillance

Posted on April 2, 2020 | in Media releases

A global coalition of 100 human rights and civil liberties organisations have today united to tell world governments not to use the coronavirus pandemic as a cover to usher in digital surveillance.

Personal privacy must be protected during the coronavirus epidemic

Posted on March 19, 2020 | in Media releases

The government must not expand their use of dangerous untested technology during this emergency, digital rights experts have warned today.

Bipartisan contempt for human rights continues to drag Australia into a police state

Posted on March 3, 2020 | in Media releases

Digital rights experts have today revealed how continued bipartisan passage of national security legislation through federal parliament has caused a generation-long weakening of Australians’ fundamental human rights.