The fragility of democracy, particularly when war is in the air, was the theme of CLA Director James Staples’ speech to officially launch, in the national capital, the Liberating of Lady Chatterley and Other True Stories: A History of the NSW Council for…
Identity theft, stealing the very core of your being, is becoming a major problem in western society. To understand the current problem and potential impact, read this telling article from the UK’s Observer newspaper.
Read the Observer’s article here.
Defence’s pseudo-mandatory DNA testing of military personnel is a cynical attack on privacy, says Prof Roger Clarke, chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation. Civil Liberties Australia CEO Bill Rowlings calls for urgent analysis of Australian DNA use a…
CLA’s submission on the Australian Law Reform Commission’s legal privilege discussion paper supports a number of the draft proposals, and stresses how important the status of the privilege is as a fundamental human right. Given that, there would be few c…
The Australian Government has introduced a Bill to allow the Federal Police to block or censor web content. The police, with limited oversight by courts, would decide what Australian’s can read, see or hear on the net. CLA believ consensus approach to ac…
Increasing use of old and new forms of surveillance is a clear trend in the early years of the 21st century. Prof Roger Clarke explores the main surveillance techniques and devices in this article.
Read the article.
Prof. Clarke is chair of the Au…
Australia’s consumer, financial, data protection and privacy legislation is a mish-mash of unconnected laws and rules, through which unprincipled people and companies exploit people for profit. We need a 7-8 year project to produce interactive laws that…
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is reviewing the Electronic Funds Transfer Code of Conduct. Business wants to significantly reduce consumer protections in the Code. A submission co-authored by CLA member Professor Roger Clarke and Al…
Government bureaucrats are boosting ‘smart’ card technology while being economical with the truth, CLA says in wide-ranging ID card media release. The national ID card debate is too important: they must correct wrong impressions left with the Parliamenta…
Personal data and financial transaction details of Australians should be kept safe in Australia, and neither exported not subjected to laws of other countries, CLA has told the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Privacy inquiry. Using the online transact…
