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  • Aust civil libertarians question ISP censorship moves

    Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has listed use of ISPs as the government's censors as one of the top concerns in the Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill.

  • Invasion of the privacy snatchers

    An Australian civil liberties group has frowned upon Excite@Home’s snooping tactics in order to track down pirates on its broadband service, saying if other ISPs follow in its footsteps users soon won't have the option of keeping their Internet activities to themselves.

  • CSIRO's e-chaperone criticised

    Software that gives parents password-control over a child's access to Newsgroups has been accused of falling short of its goal to protect kids from the more sinister side of cyberspace.

  • Online civil libertarians cautiously welcome AU law

    New Australian laws designed to crack down on Internet harassment and usage of the medium to advocate violence have been met with a cautious reaction from online civil libertarians.

  • EFA: anti-terror laws weaken e-mail privacy

    Australian police will be able to exploit legal ambiguities in Federal anti-terror legislation that could weaken e-mail privacy protection, according to Electronic Frontiers Australia.

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  • Civil libs brand Internet ID checks "ludicrous"

    Civil liberties organisation Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has dismissed a proposal to restrict access to Internet accounts to those that can satisfy a 100 point identity check as "ludicrous".

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

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