Take action and stand up on privacy concerns in the 2016 Census.
GOMA Talks: The New Feminist Frontier
Our own Nic Suzor was talking about feminism, online abuse, and regulation at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art recently.
Security in-a-Box
Security in-a-Box was created by Front Line Defenders in partnership with the Tactical Technology Collective to further help human rights activists to implement tactics and tools for digital security.
Me and My Shadow
Me and My Shadow is a project from the Tactical Technical Collective that helps you explore and minimise your ‘digital shadows’: the information traces you leave behind when you use the internet and mobile phones.
Our vision for a free and open internet
A democratic society will always involve some kind of negotiation between the interests of individual privacy and the need to protect people’s safety. Digital Rights Watch strives to participate in public debates about the nature of privacy using a human rights lens.
The not-crazy person’s guide to online privacy
Bloomberg’s cybersecurity reporters outline your options to improve online privacy on a scale from “sane” to “Snowden”.
UN Human Rights Council must support resolution on human rights on the internet
Digital Rights Watch has joined global calls for the UN Human Rights Council to adopt by consensus a resolution aimed at strengthening protections for freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and other human rights online.
Surveillance Self-Defense
Modern technology has given those in power new abilities to eavesdrop and collect data on innocent people. Surveillance Self-Defense is EFF’s guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices.
Greens call for Digital Rights Commissioner
Interesting proposal from the Australian Greens: a new role to sit within the Australian Human Rights Commission, solely focused on upholding Australian citizen’s digital rights.
The Paranoid Conspiracy-Theorist’s Guide To Online Privacy & Security
In putting together the Paranoid Conspiracy-Theorist’s Guide To Online Privacy & Security, Make Use Of covers a wide range of topics, and offers tips to make your time online more secure.
Federal election 2016
The Federal Election is coming up fast, and here at Digital Rights Watch we wanted to delve into where each of the major political parties stand on key issues relating to digital rights. Check out our Election Scorecard.
Take Action: #KeepItOn
We’ve joined forces with Access Now and 70+ other organisations around the world in the #KeepItOn campaign.
Launch of global #KeepItOn campaign with nearly 70 organizations committing to fight internet shutdowns
Today, Digital Rights Watch joined with nearly 70 organizations from five continents in launched the #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns worldwide.
Productivity Commission intellectual property inquiry
Read our take on the Productivity Commission public inquiry into Australia’s intellectual property system.
Beyond Privacy video
Didn’t get a chance to come to our panel discussion about Australia’s Privacy laws? You can still watch the whole discussion here.
Only truth: a symposium on Internet privacy
Part CryptoParty, part symposium, Only Truth is a series of talks and practical guides that will equip the average internet user with information and open source tools to protect their communication, privacy, and security.
Event: Beyond Privacy
‘Lawfulness’ is routinely referred to by state agencies as the benchmark for appropriate surveillance. But how might the law, intended as a safeguard, actually be used to undermine a democratic system of checks and balances? This panel explores how laws protect the privacy of Australians against mass surveillance.
Digital Rights Watch at RightsCon
Digital Rights Watch board member Lizzie O’Shea has been talking all things privacy, security, surveillance and copyright at the US RightsCon event in Silicon Valley.
If you’re worried about privacy, you should worry about the 2016 census
The debate over warrantless mandatory data retention was just the tip of the iceberg, as the ABS’s removal of census anonymity demonstrates, writes Chris Berg.
New group launches to protect online rights
A new advocacy organization has launched to fight to protect the human rights of Australian internet users.