The eSafety Commissioner has not backed down from requiring platform tech and generative AI providers to scan and remove child sexual abuse and pro-terror material from their services with...
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...
Saudi human rights activist and author Manal al-Sharif says Australians are complacent about the rapid growth in digital surveillance and the impact of tech and media monopolies on freedom...
A significant review of the Privacy Act has been delayed, with a discussion paper still yet to be released 18 months after it was launched, while draft legislation introducing...
The government has struck the right balance with its sweeping new data-sharing scheme which will âstreamlineâ service delivery, the Data Commissioner has told a Senate committee hearing, which also...
The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...
New laws that âfundamentally changeâ the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have âenormous consequencesâ for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...
The Online Safety Bill will not be passed by Parliament until May at the earliest, despite the rushed process behind the federal governmentâs controversial legislation. The Online Safety Bill,...
The imminent rollout of a digital COVID-19 vaccination certification risks becoming another government tech wreck, Labor and a number of digital rights advocates have warned, with concerns over the...
Australiaâs regulator for privacy and freedom of information missed all but one of its performance goals in the last year, leading to concerns the agency is âseverely underfundedâ and...