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’.
More than 4000 websites around the world will either blacken their home pages or display a banner next week as a protest against extreme government surveillance. The online protest will take place on 11 February.
Most Internet users around the world would put an end to their personal data being collected and tracked by companies if they could easily do so, according Ovum’s latest Consumer Insights Survey.
The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) has warned that the [[xref:http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/cybercrime_bill/bill.pdf| <i>Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011</i>|new]] has the potential to invade the rights of individuals and grants additional access to information by a range of agencies.
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) and the Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) have highlighted the need to strengthen the <i>Privacy Act 1988</i> and make information held by a company available to end users.
The Australian Greens have called for an overhaul of the Federal Government’s Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 claiming the bill is in need of "major repair".
Google has ceased collecting Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View program days after being sent a letter by privacy groups worried about security and privacy.
Google Buzz has come under heavy criticism from the Australian Privacy Foundation, which believes the new social networking tool has major privacy flaws.
Australian residents can look forward to a visit from one of Google’s snap-happy vehicles, as the search giant has recently announced an update to its Street View offering.