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.
Digital Rights Watch end of year update
2016 has been a busy year for digital rights policy in Australia. We’ll be hosting a quick update on the policy issues we have been following, including copyright reform and privacy issues. Join us live on Monday 12 December 2016 at 4pm AEDT on YouTube.
Treat yourself – and fight internet shutdowns!
We’re excited to launch a new collaboration with the excellent folk at Lush Cosmetics – the Error 404 Bath Bomb – the latest defence in internet freedom!
UN inquiry into freedom of expression in telcos and the internet
We’ve prepared a submission for the UN Special Rapporteur on the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, who is currently conducting a study on freedom of expression in the telecommunications and Internet access sector.
Digital rights workshop at auIGF
Digital Rights Watch joined a panel workshop at the Australian Internet Governance Forum in October 2016, looking at the development of digital rights in Australia and assessing the current state of play.
Freedom of speech under threat globally: UN
New UN report details the widespread global assault on the freedom of expression, including digital rights and access to the internet.
Amnesty ranks technology companies on encryption and human rights
In this report, Amnesty International ranks 11 technology companies on whether they are meeting their human rights responsibilities by using encryption to protect users’ right to privacy online.
Digital rights in aid and development
Digital Rights Watch will join a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Australian Council for International Development in Melbourne.
Privacy advocates support data breach legislation
Digital Rights Watch welcomes the Government’s move to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme.