Media Releases

Privacy advocates welcome ACCC report into loyalty reward schemes

Posted on September 5, 2019 | in Media releases

Privacy advocate group Digital Rights Watch today welcomed a report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on customer loyalty cards, which called into question the privacy protections provided to consumers under such schemes.

Internet shutdowns in West Papua are within Australia's responsibility

Posted on August 28, 2019 | in Media releases

Following reports that internet access has been shut down in West Papua, Digital Rights Watch has called for urgent intervention from the Australian government.

Doctors, Lawyers, and Privacy Experts Denounce Sharing Patient Health Data for Secondary Use

Posted on August 26, 2019 | in Media releases

Following the HealthEngine scandal in 2018, and the recent use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data to assist recruitment into research on Bipolar disorder, a Twitter user on Friday 23 August shared a SMS message attempting to recruit him into a clinical trial.

Australians are increasingly concerned about expansion of surveillance powers

Posted on July 24, 2019 | in Media releases

New polling shows that Australians have a high level of concern over legislation that has made it easier for the Government and law enforcement agencies to access their private personal digital information.

Facial recognition expansion requires urgent review

Posted on July 22, 2019 | in Media releases

Following reports that individuals are being forced to use facial recognition software in order to access government solar rebates, Digital Rights Watch have called for an urgent review of the rapid expansion of the controversial software.

Sweeping metadata laws must be scaled back

Posted on July 19, 2019 | in Media releases

Amidst reports last week of the extraordinarily high rate at which the Australian Federal Police accessed the communications history of journalists, the Human Right Law Centre, Digital Rights Watch and Access Now have called on the Morrison Government to urgently reform metadata laws.