Tips for privacy, security online
Privacy-invasive new spy laws are likely to pass parliament in the next few weeks: here’s how to practically make yourself about as protected as possible. 22 Aug 2014
Privacy-invasive new spy laws are likely to pass parliament in the next few weeks: here’s how to practically make yourself about as protected as possible. 22 Aug 2014
Tasmanian Director of CLA, Richard Griggs, is a keynote speaker at a Hobart rally against proposed new laws which reduce free speech and limit protests. 12 Aug 2014
Because politicians live in fear, they want all Australians to be constantly afraid: but, if you’ve done nothing wrong, why should your government spy on you? 9 Aug 2014
Some people are starting to see comparisons with previous times as unrelenting ideological rigidity takes over from common sense in weaving Australia’s future social fabric. 1 Aug 2014
A new court ruling in America says that all data, even if only tenuously linked to the USA, is not safe from snooping by the US Administration. 1 Aug 2014
Just as AG George Brandis launches a massive expansion of surveillance and data retention, a serious warning from America warns about the dangers to democracy of such moves. 31 July 2014
PISA (police, intelligence and security agencies) want to know everything about your data and you: Bernard Keane explains why that’s not such a reasonable idea. 26 July 2014
AG Brandis’ first proposal to change freedom/racial discrimination speech law under s18C earned a B-minus, CLA says. Please try again, this time including a right of reply mechanism.
Shared responsibility for classification is reasonable, CLA says, but law enforcement should never have the power to determine the content classification of books, films or computer games.
The government is abolishing the wrong security safeguard in getting rid of the Independent National Monitor, Civil Liberties Australia and the Australian Privacy Foundation say.