EFA Media Release - Party Internet Policies Queried

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Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.

Media Release                                     14th September 1998

PARTY INTERNET POLICIES QUERIED

Australia's leading online civil liberties organisation, Electronic
Frontiers Australia, has asked all major Australian political parties for
a statement of their position on critical Internet issues.  The questions
cover censorship, privacy, and cryptography.

"Policies on Internet civil liberties issues appear to be sketchy, if
they exist at all", commented EFA board member Danny Yee.  "This is
simply not acceptable to the large number of Australian Internet users
who are concerned about their privacy and their freedom to access and
publish information.  They want to know how those who are seeking their
votes on October 3rd stand on these issues."

The full text of EFA's letter to the parties can be found at
        http://www.efa.org.au/party.policies.html

EFA will continue to monitor the performance and policies of the parties
after the election.

ENDS

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      Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc  --  http://www.efa.org.au/
      representing Internet users concerned with on-line freedoms
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      Media Contacts

      Kim Heitman            Danny Yee
      Phone: 08 9458 2790    Phone: 02 9351 5159 (w) / 9955 9898 (h)
      [email protected]     [email protected]
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BACKGROUND and RESOURCES

Australian Political Parties on the Web
        http://plato.itsc.adfa.edu.au/apr/parties.html

EFA's Censorship pages
        http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/

EFA's Privacy pages
        http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/

EFA's Cryptography pages
        http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Crypto/
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