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Campaign: Ban Mass Surveillance Facial Recognition

Posted on June 22, 2020 | in Take Action

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_image _id=”4″ ][cs_element_text _id=”5″ ][cs_content_seo]Facial recognition technology is being deployed across Australia. Local governments, corporations large and small, federal and state government departments and law enforcement agencies are rolling out these surveillance systems, all without you getting a say or perhaps even noticing. Numerous investigations have shown that the technology can be dangerously inaccurate, racially biased, and frequently misused. In at least one case, it has led to false accusation and imprisonment. Some of the biggest tech companies in the world have recognised the danger of this technology. In 2020, Google, Microsoft and IBM either withdrew their technologies from sale or ceased working on the technology altogether. They’ve joined a chorus of social justice and human rights groups calling on governments to ban the use of facial recognition technology that enables mass surveillance, and to establish regulations and safeguards to protect people’s privacy and guard against misuse of the technology. We’re asking the Australian federal and state governments to do the same. Federal and state governments must engage with civil society, industry, other experts and the public to develop and implement a legal framework that protects privacy and prevents abuse.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”6″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”7″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”8″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”9″ ][cs_content_seo]Take action today\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”10″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”11″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”12″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”13″ ][cs_element_text _id=”14″ ][cs_content_seo]Join us in calling for a ban on facial recognition surveillance Support us by donating Help us spread the word by sharing this page \n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”15″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”16″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”17″ ][cs_element_raw_content _id=”18″ ][cs_content_seo]\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”19″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”20″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”21″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”22″ ][cs_content_seo]Our work on this\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”23″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”24″ ][ess_grid alias=”facial-recog”][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content]

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Help Stop the Sale of DOT ORG

Posted on December 12, 2019 | in News , Take Action

It was recently revealed that the nonprofit that owns the .ORG domain registry was planning to sell it to a private equity firm, Ethos Capital. This could impact the millions of individuals and organizations that have a .ORG website, subjecting them to potential censorship and leaving the door open for price increases on domain registration and renewals.

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Political parties are targeting you

Posted on May 17, 2019 | in News , Take Action

This election, you may have noticed that you’ve been inundated with targeted adverts from political parties, interest groups and individual candidates, who are all using Facebook microtargeting in their strategies to influence voters.

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