There are newfound hopes that Labor’s election victory will see Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers “repaired” after nearly four years. The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (TOLA) (Assistance and Access...
It will be “extremely difficult” for civil society to properly contribute to a range of current tech-focused government consultations with submission periods running over the summer break. The government...
A number of digital rights organisations have called on the federal government to abandon its plan to require social media firms to verify the age of their users, saying...
The facial recognition and geo-location technology being used in home quarantine trials lacks robust privacy protections, digital rights groups have told state and federal health ministers, warning the data...
Strict safeguards are needed around the South Australian government use of new technology for home quarantine, digital rights advocates say, with individuals to use facial recognition software and geolocation...
The eSafety Commissioner has opened consultations on a range of new measures to crackdown on social media firms and other platforms to block underage individuals from accessing online pornography...
The Victorian government won’t move to completely block police access to its COVID-19 QR code check-in app data despite authorities trying to obtain this information on multiple occasions, in...
The government has struck the right balance with its sweeping new data-sharing scheme which will “streamline” service delivery, the Data Commissioner has told a Senate committee hearing, which also...
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...
Civil and digital rights groups say the sweeping new Online Safety Bill is a “rush job”, having been introduced to federal parliament just 10 days after government received nearly...