Media Releases

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.

Clearview AI Data Breach – Another reason for moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies

Posted on February 28, 2020 | in Media releases

The Clearview AI data breach reveals that Australian law enforcement agencies are using the company’s facial recognition tools for identification purposes without any oversight or privacy protections, digital rights experts have warned today.

Breach of trust shows metadata retention scheme must be repealed

Posted on February 7, 2020 | in Media releases

Digital security advocates have expressed outrage at revelations that Australian law enforcement agencies have been potentially abusing mandatory metadata retention laws and receiving data explicitly excluded from the legislation.

Online disinformation risks public confusion about the cause of Australia's bushfires

Posted on January 10, 2020 | in Media releases

Digital rights experts have expressed deep concern at emerging evidence that suggests there is an intentional disinformation campaign creating confusion around the cause of Australia’s tragic bushfires.