The threats to privacy have multiplied and intensified in recent years. Privacy advocates have been forced onto a treadmill of continual reactive responses to corporate abuses, government agency efforts to establish a national database, and sporadic political initiatives with unjustified negative impacts on privacy.The Australian Privacy Foundation has accordingly moved towards more proactive Policy Statements… Read More

Thanks to those who voted for BBA nominees last week.The Winners were announced last night.Orwell Award for the Most Invasive TechnologyBody Scanners(Runner-Up Google’s StreetView and Wifi)Orwell Award for the Worst Agency – Won JointlyQld Drivers LicenceVic Transport Ticketing Authority / MykiOrwell Award for the Worst CorporationFacebook(Runners-Up Biometrics Institute)The Boot-in-Mouth AwardEric Schmidt (immediate past CEO of… Read More

Hello fellow member of the Australian Privacy FoundationVoting for the Big Brother Awards is now open.Here are the instructions for casting your vote:1. Review the Nomination Forms and ResponsesThey are in the attached .zip file, and at https://www.privacy.org.au/bba/.If you have any questions, email mailto:bba@privacy.org.au.2. Cast Your Vote in each CategoryDELETE the name of the finalists… Read More

Chair’s Report to the Members7 October 2010The APF Board has continued its strong contributions to privacy policy in Australia. Its activities can be followed by checking on the home-page.The papers index shows 48 separate policy-related papers in the first 9 months of 2010. The Board handles continual requests for submissions from a wide range of… Read More

The APF has a strong track record of responsible campaigns both for privacy protections and against privacy-invasive schemes. But something it has not had is standing at a high level of Australian society. The APF Board is accordingly delighted to make the following two announcements.SIR ZELMAN COWEN BECOMES PATRON OF THE A.P.F.Sir Zelman has an… Read More

Chair’s Report to the AGM, by Roger ClarkeYour Board has continued its very strong commitment to the protection of privacy in Australia. It adopts constructive approaches wherever possible, and defends against unjustifiably privacy-invasive initiatives wherever necessary.The strong focus is on careful, evidence-based policy development. A great many media backgrounders are provided, and media releases are… Read More

The Board members of the Australian Privacy Foundation invest most of their efforts in the policy area. We research and write a lot of formal submissions, form policy pro-actively where we can, and are continually providing background briefings to the media, on a vast array of privacy topics.We’re conscious of the fact that we do… Read More

Chair’s Report to the AGM, by Roger ClarkeThe APF is the nation’s primary public interest group in the privacy area, and the last 18 months has seen a vast amount of effort put in by the Board.The organisation’s primary purpose is to influence policy. There have actually been several opportunities for positive contributions during the… Read More

The Foundation’s Campaign against the ‘Access Card’, spear-headed by Anna Johnston, has been instrumental in informing Parliament, the media and the public about the scheme’s enormous dangers and deficiencies.The tide has turned, and the project looks like it may be quietly retired. But the Board remains on alert, and ready to resume battle if need… Read More

While the year is only just getting under way for many of us, there’s been a lot happening on the privacy front. The issues keep growing and more volunteers are always needed, so don’t feel shy about getting involved if you can!Big Brother AwardsThe Big Brother Awards were announced on 21 January, thanks to the… Read More