Right now the government is considering whether to introduce fair use. Let’s tell them – we need fair use now.
Meta data retention laws and the surveillance society
In which our own Tom Sulston speaks to 3CR about the threat of Australia’s meta data retention scheme.
Budget 2017 – a missed opportunity to act on digital rights
Digital Rights Watch responds to initiatives within the 2017-18 Federal Budget.
Digital privacy advocates declare 13 April national day of action against data retention
As Australia’s mandatory data retention scheme comes into effect, Digital Rights Watch is urging citizens to protect themselves from unwarranted mass surveillance, declaring Thursday 13 April as ‘National Get A VPN Day’.
Get a VPN
We’re declaring Thursday 13 April to be National Get A VPN Day. It’s time to protect yourself.
Australia’s International Cyber Engagement Strategy
Our submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s development of Australia’s inaugural International Cyber Engagement Strategy.
Digital Rights Watch releases inaugural annual report
After one full year of operations, Digital Rights Watch has released its inaugural annual report.
VPN comparison chart
This crowd-sourced comparison of VPN providers is the most honest and comprehensive one we’ve encountered. A++
The world needs a cyber privacy treaty
Digital Rights Watch has welcomed the release of a UN report calling for a global treaty to protect internet user’s right to privacy.
Surveillance Self-Defense Checklist
There are a few steps journalists, activists, and everyone else can take to maximize their security. These recommendations from the Intercept are grouped by difficulty level, starting with resources for beginners.
Privacy Tools
privacytools.io is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy.
Lack of oversight on offshoring of data retention shows scheme should be scrapped
Digital Rights Watch has renewed calls for Australia’s mandatory data retention scheme to be scrapped, after revelations that the Government has no oversight over whether telecommunication companies are storing data …
Watchlist: Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
Section 18C of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for a person to commit an act that offends, insults, humiliates or intimidates another based-on race on the internet. Why is this so controversial? Allow us to explain.
What’s all this about allowing civil parties access to metadata?
The Attorney General recently asked for submissions about the potential use of metadata collected for the purposes of the data retention regime in civil cases. For those interested, this is a quick summary.
Attorney General’s Department consultation into access to telecommunications data in civil proceedings
Our submission to the Attorney-General’s review into access to telecommunications data in civil proceedings.
Democracy demands transparency in trade negotiations
It’s copyright week! This week, we’re joining a group of organisations in reflecting on how copyright policy can promote, and not diminish, a robust, accessible public domain.
Pusheen teaches internet safety
Pusheen knows all about how to protect himself online. Let him teach you!
#KeepItOn petition delivered at IGF
Today, our friends at Access Now successfully delivered the #KeepitOn petition today at the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Site-blocking is not the solution to illegal downloading
Digital Rights Watch have expressed their concern over a Federal Court ruling that Australian ISPs must block access to domains registered by file-sharing websites.
Snitch Hunt: 10th December 2016
Snitch Hunt: get a taste of the power of metadata surveillance, and compete to see who can best abuse it.