AI-enabled goods and services are now commonplace in the Australian market and people interact with AI-enabled products in their daily lives. These products range from entirely online digital products, such …
Submission: Phase 2 Industry Codes
Draft Consolidated Industry Codes of Practice for the Online Industry (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021 We recognise there are genuine challenges regarding the …
Submission: Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
Digital Rights Watch has been involved in many Senate committee consultations since our founding in 2016. Never before have we witnessed such a shocking display of misusing the committee inquiry …
Submission: Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
Privacy is essential to upholding democracy, reining in corporate power, and building a safe and fair digital future. The bill has been described as a ‘first tranche’ in the process …
Submission: The opportunities and impacts for Australia arising out of the uptake of AI technologies
We need not look to far-future hypothetical scenarios to understand the ways in which AI can cause harm: it is already happening. There is over a decade of case studies …
Submission: Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024
We have significant concerns about the breadth of powers that the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 proposes to grant the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) …
Submission: Inquiry into the influence and impacts of social media on Australian society
Human rights must be at the centre of Australia’s approach to tech policy Protecting, enhancing and upholding human rights is essential to ensuring Australia’s technology policy is robust, fit for …
Submission: Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act
The Online Safety Act commenced in January 2022. It provides broad powers to the online safety regulator, the eSafety Commissioner. In November 2023, the Minister for Communications the Hon Michelle …
Submission: Basic Online Safety Expectations Amendment
The BOSE outline the Australian Government’s expectations that apps, websites, social media and other services will take reasonable steps to keep Australians safe. Read more about the BOSE on the …
Submission: Online Safety Draft Industry Standards
Under the Online Safety Act, the eSafety Commissioner can require industry bodies to draft industry codes to deal with Class 1 and Class 2 material. In 2022, a group of …
Submission: Digital ID Bill 2023 exposure draft
In October 2023 the Digital ID Taskforce (in the Department of Finance) closed a public consultation on the exposure draft of a proposed Digital ID Bill 2023. This follows their …
Submission: Identity Verification Services Bill
In September 2023 the Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 was introduced to Parliament. The Bill was referred to an Inquiry by the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, …
Submission: Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Online
In January, the Minister for Communications announced that the Australian Government would introduce new laws to provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with new powers to combat online …
Submission: Safe and Responsible AI
On 1 June 2023 the Department of Industry, Science and Resources opened a public consultation in response to a Discussion Paper called ‘Safe and responsible AI in Australia’. The Department …
DRW calls for regulation of RentTech amongst housing crisis
The real estate industry is often overlooked in conversations about data privacy and security, but it is one of the most data-invasive industries, accumulating huge amounts of personal information on …
DRW and EFA team up to support Australian Charter of Human Rights
Digital Rights Watch (DRW) and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) have teamed up to make a joint submission calling for a federal Human Rights Act as well as a separate but …
Digital Rights Watch proposes new Australian Digital Corporation to balance the scales with big tech
The growing power of private technology companies is a threat to national sovereignty and our democracy, according to a report by Digital Rights Watch. The report, made as a submission …
Submission: Privacy Act Review – Report
After over two years of consultation and review of the Privacy Act, the Attorney General’s Department released the final report in February 2023 and sought public feedback to shape the final direction …
Submission: Inquiry into law enforcement capabilities in relation to child exploitation
In August 2022 the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement initiated an inquiry examining law enforcement capabilities in relation to child exploitation. Digital Rights Watch made a submission to the inquiry …
Submission: residential tenancy reform in South Australia
South Australia’s Residential Tenancies Act 1995 is currently going through a reform process. The review covers a wide range of aspects, including issues related to renters’ digital rights and privacy. …