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Only truth: a symposium on Internet privacy

Posted on May 12, 2016 | in Events , News

Part CryptoParty, part symposium, Only Truth is a series of talks and practicalguides that will equip the average internet user with information and open sourcetools to protect their communication, privacy, and security.

Speakers will talk about Australian metadata capture, the ethics of digital privacy,and how our algorithm-effected online life is changing our offline selves. Thepractical guides will focus on Australian metadata, and simple tools for mobiledevices and personal computers to encrypt or protect your information. Only Truth will also provide a platform for audience members to ask questions and discussissues raised in Algorithmic Misfits.

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Event: Beyond Privacy

Posted on May 2, 2016 | in Events , News

‘Lawfulness’ is routinely referred to by state agencies as the benchmark for appropriate surveillance. But how might the law, intended as a safeguard, actually be used to undermine a democratic system of checks and balances?

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Urging Sweden and the UK to free Julian Assange

Posted on March 1, 2016 | in News

Digital Rights Watch signed on to the following open statement:

“We the undersigned, including legal and human rights organisations, academics, and policymakers condemn the reactions of the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom to the finding by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that Julian Assange is arbitrarily detained.

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