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An introduction from DRW's new Chairperson

Posted on March 9, 2020 | in News

by Lizzie O’Shea

It’s an honour to take over as chair of Digital Rights Watch from Tim Singleton Norton. Tim has set an excellent example. A hard working, deep thinking digital rights activist, he has been a source of energy and good judgement at a time in which there was very little hope for those concerned about our human rights online. He has built something powerful with his efforts, which has emboldened our community to demand more of policy makers in this space. Tim will be missed, but we know he will continue to be an invaluable supporter of this important project he helped initiate.

Timeline: national security legislation

Posted on February 24, 2020 | in News

Australia is on a worrying journey towards an increase in government surveillance, violating basic human rights and invading our everyday privacy.

PJCIS review of mandatory metadata retention

Posted on February 14, 2020 | in News , Submissions

Digital Rights Watch, Access Now and the Human Rights Law Centre provided evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security review of the mandatory metadata retention scheme.

Ban facial recognition surveillance

Posted on January 30, 2020 | in News , Take Action

You are being tracked. On every street, in every park, as you sit at the train station or walk to work.

Australian Human Rights Award Finalist

Posted on December 13, 2019 | in News

Digital Rights Watch considers it an honour to be a finalist in this year’s Human Rights Community Organisation Award.

Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk

Posted on December 13, 2019 | in Media releases , News

Today, Digital Rights Watch joined 101 other signatories in releasing an open letter to law enforcement officials in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia expressing grave concerns with the countries’ recent statements about encryption. These officials penned a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on October 4, 2019 asking Facebook to delay the implementation of end-to-end encryption across its messaging services, something the company announced it was planning last March.