Australian lawyer dubbed ‘human rights hero’
Human rights lawyer Lizzie O'Shea has received an international award recognising her efforts to oppose Australia’s controversial encryption legislation.
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Greens top digital rights election scorecard
The Australian Greens have received the highest rating in an assessment of digital rights policies by a privacy advocacy group.
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Rights groups and tech giants form alliance to fight encryption bill
Digital Rights Watch, the Human Rights Law Centre, Amnesty International and Access Now have joined forces with a number of industry bodies representing the likes of Google, Facebook, Apple and Telstra to reject the government’s so called ‘encryption bill’.
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Digital rights report calls for data retention rollback, privacy reform
A new report on the state of digital rights in Australia has called for the repeal of the country’s mandatory data retention legislation and new laws to protect individuals’ privacy.
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Data breach notification regime kicks in
Australia’s mandatory data breach notification regime takes effect today.