20
Oct 2019
Interested in joining the EFA board?
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Nominations to serve as Board members of the EFA are open and are due on Sunday 27 October 2019. The Annual General Meeting is to be held on Sunday 24 November 2019. Details of the format will be forthcoming. The Constitution dictates that … Continue reading →

11
Oct 2019
Scheduled Facial Recognition Public Inquiry Cancelled by Australian Government
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Media release: Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc (EFA) is concerned that a joint parliamentary inquiry public hearing into Australia’s proposed national facial recognition database was cancelled on Wednesday. The scheduled hearing was part of the inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee … Continue reading →

26
Aug 2019
Media Release: Doctors, Lawyers, and Privacy Experts Denounce Sharing Patient Health Data for Secondary Use
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Australia, Melbourne — Monday 26 August 2019 — EFA, Future Wise, Digital Rights Watch and APF today call again for a comprehensive review of privacy provisions for healthcare data. Following the HealthEngine scandal in 2018, and the recent use of … Continue reading →

22
Aug 2019
Help out EFA - 2 Volunteer Roles
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Yep, it's true. Your digital rights in this country are fought for by volunteers. And we need a bit of a hand. We have two roles we are looking to fill right now, a Volunteer Membership and Sponsorship Coordinator and … Continue reading →

16
Jul 2019
EFA Warns Chinese-Style Facial Recognition Is Already Happening In Australia
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Australia, 16 July 2019: Electronic Frontiers Australia, the premier digital rights body promoting and protecting digital rights since 1994, has called for Australians to reject oppressive facial-recognition systems, like those use by the Chinese authorities to oppress the Uyghur muslim … Continue reading →