APF continues its work influencing policy wherever it can. We seek suitable balances between the privacy interest, on the one hand, and other needs of individuals, communities and society as a whole.
However, APF needs your assistance to maintain its momentum.
Renewing your membership is helpful.
To renew, direct deposit to the APF bank account at Bendigo Bank, BSB 633000 A/c No. 126 879 162.
Please include your name, to ensure we credit it to the right person.
It helps to email us at treasurer@privacy.org.au, saying you’ve paid. The rates remain $275 for Life, $40 regular, and $10 concession.
Further info at https://privacy.org.au/about/members/contributing/.
Even more helpful are direct contributions to APF’s policy work, at https://privacy.org.au/policies/ and https://privacy.org.au/publications/by-policy-area/.
We need more input from more people who have an interest in the area, and who have some ability in research, analysis and drafting of policy positions on privacy issues, or are prepared to develop those skills.
APF has multiple experienced people on the Board and Committees. They can provide support for new contributors to have impacts on policy and practice in the public and private sectors.
No-one can cover the whole, broad field, so you probably prefer to contribute in a particular area. We have Committees that focus on:
- Telecommunications and the Internet, including eBusiness and eGovernment, websites, apps, and security for handhelds and desktops
- Surveillance, including through the use of cameras and microphones, and the automated capture of data
- Health, including medical records and their use and abuse
You may have an area of interest that isn’t covered by an existing Committee. Let us know what your focus is, and we’ll look for colleagues for you among Board, Committee and members generally.
The APF Board, and Australian society, thank you for your contributions.
AN EVENT: Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) is running the Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture, in Brisbane, on Thursday, 7 September 2023, 6:30-9:00 pm. The presenter is sometime APF Board-member Samantha Floreani, on ‘Human rights for a collective liberatory digital future’. Register here
Roger Clarke
As Secretary, Australian Privacy Foundation, on behalf of the Board:
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