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: 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: The Online Safety Bill
Digital Rights Watch provided a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communication on the proposed Online Safety Bill 2020. While we welcome the objectives of the …
The Five Eyes are still trying to undermine encryption
Another year, another Ministerial meeting of the Five Eyes —one of the most powerful known espionage alliances in history. Every year, Ministers from the five member countries (Australia, Canada, United …