Australia will soon be relegated to the backwaters of the global digital community. We will no longer have a functioning security software industry, nor will we have faith in the …
Australian Parliament ignores overwhelming evidence against Encryption Bill
Digital Rights Watch have slammed both the Government and the Labor Opposition for passing the Assistance and Access Bill through the Lower House of Parliament today. “The fundamental fact remains …
Lizzie O’Shea on the encryption bill
Our own Lizzie O’Shea spoke to ABC24 about the Assistance and Access Bill and the impact on how all Australians use technology.
Better oversight and limits to power are an important first step, but Encryption Bill is still deeply flawed
Digital Rights Watch have cautiously welcomed proposed changes to the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 following reports that a compromise position has been achieved between the Labor Opposition and the …
Digital Rights experts welcome Labor standing up to protect encryption
Digital Rights Watch has welcomed reports that the Federal Labor Opposition intends to oppose the passage of the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 in its current form before Christmas. Shadow …
Providing evidence to Parliamentary committee on the Encryption Bill
Digital Rights Watch’s Lizzie O’Shea and Access Now’s Nathan White give evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the Assistance and Access Bill 2018. A transcript …
Democratic processes trump Ministerial overreach
Privacy experts are calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to respect democratic processes and stop attempting to coerce Parliament to push through increased law …
Research shows Australians deeply concerned by Government’s spyware legislation
New research released today by the Alliance for a Safe and Secure Internet shows a majority of Australians are deeply concerned by the Government’s proposed Assistance and Access Bill 2018 …
PJCIS hearings on Assistance and Access Bill
Angus Murray, Dr Suelette Dreyfus and Justin Clacherty appear before the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, to outline civil society concerns with the Telecommunications and Other Legislation …
Submission to PJCIS on the Assistance and Access Bill 2018
On 14 August 2018, the Department of Home Affairs released an exposure draft of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018. Submissions to the exposure draft …
Cyber attacks show need for robust encryption
Revelations by US, UK and Dutch authorities of the targeting of critical cyber systems and infrastructure by foreign nation state actors demonstrates the need for robust cybersecurity at all levels, …
Slow down, stop and listen
Consumers, human rights groups, industry, telcos and technology companies join forces to sound alarm at Government’s spyware legislation A diverse group of consumer representatives, human rights organisations, industry, technology and …
Sleepwalking into a digital dystopia
We’re in the midst of a worsening democracy deficit, and you need look no further to see this on full display than within the shambolic process around the Telecommunications and …
Tell Labor to defend encryption
Stand up and tell Labor that you don’t support efforts to break encryption.
Encryption legislation being introduced to Parliament ignores active consultation
Digital Rights Watch today expressed deep concerns at reports that the Coalition Joint Party Room has approved the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 to be …
Government attempts to break encryption must be withdrawn: privacy experts
Australia’s foremost privacy experts have called for draft legislation that would grant law enforcement the power to effectively break encryption and damage key technological infrastructure, to be withdrawn. In a …
Submission to Home Affairs on the Assistance and Access Bill 2018
On 14 August 2018, the Department of Home Affairs released an exposure draft of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018. Digital Rights Watch collaborated with …
Privacy advocates release satirical video on proposed encryption legislation
Digital Rights Watch and The Juice Media have this week released a video designed to more clearly inform the Australian public about the impact of proposed legislation that would grant …
Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level
A state’s capacity to spy on its citizens has grown exponentially in recent years as new technology has meant more aspects of our lives can be observed, recorded and analyzed …
The internet holds society together and the government is setting out to break it
The Australian Government has finally released its draft bill on encryption, which would see law enforcement granted unprecedented new powers, including the ability to crack open encrypted communication.
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