My Health Record
This is the latest brand name for the Australian government-controlled online copy of parts of your health information. From 2012 until 2015 it was called the ‘Personally-Controlled Electronic Health Record’ (PCEHR). It is not designed for patients, and it is not designed for health care professionals. And it’s being foisted on you.
The 2016 Census
APF led the fight against the retention of identifiers with Census data. The ABS conducted an internal assessment, avoided engaging with the public, ignored the evidence provided to it, implemented a system with abysmal security precautions, crashed on Census night – yet no-one was sacked.
Australia Card (again)
The descendants of the public servants who tried to impose the Australia Card scheme in 1987 keep trying to achieve the same result. The Access Card, the mygov Portal, and national document and photograph ‘verification’ services are just some of the attempts that the APF has worked to defeat.
My Health Record
This is the latest brand name for the Australian government-controlled online copy of parts of your health information. From 2012 until 2015 it was called the ‘Personally-Controlled Electronic Health Record’ (PCEHR). It is not designed for patients, and it is not designed for health care professionals. And it’s being foisted on you.
The 2016 Census
APF led the fight against the retention of identifiers with Census data. The ABS conducted an internal assessment, avoided engaging with the public, ignored the evidence provided to it, implemented a system with abysmal security precautions, crashed on Census night – yet no-one was sacked.
Australia Card (again)
The descendants of the public servants who tried to impose the Australia Card scheme in 1987 keep trying to achieve the same result. The Access Card, the mygov Portal, and national document and photograph ‘verification’ services are just some of the attempts that the APF has worked to defeat.
Earlier Campaigns
- Media (2007-09)
- ID cards (1985-2007 – 9 distinct Campaigns!)
- Census 2006 (2005-06)
- Electronic Health Records (EHR) (2005-06)
- Privacy Act Reviews (2005)
- E-passports (2005)
- NSW Workplace Surveillance (2005)
- Consumer Credit Reporting (1988-89)
Chronological History of APF Campaigns
Recent International Campaigns
- U.K. Big Brother Watch:
- U.K. TheBigOptOut.org: re medical records protection
- European Union:
- U.K. ID Card: Privacy Int'l (2003-), the
campaign (2004-), the LSE Report (2005), and a musical satire (requires Shockwave Flash) - U.S. RealID:
A Few More Examples of International Campaigns
- Biometric Passports - PI (2004-)
- U.S. Total Information Awareness (TIA) Scheme - EPIC (2002-)
- RFID Tags for School-Children (2005)
- European Union Data Retention - PI (2004)
- South Korean National Education Information Scheme (2003)
- U.K. Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000 FIPR (2000)
- Big Brother Inside' - against Intel's chip-identifier (1999-)
- Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering - CASPIAN (1999-)
- U.K. Cryptography Regulation - FIPR and Others (1997-2005)
- A Selection of past Privacy International Campaigns (1996-)
- U.S. ChoicePoint Consumer Database - EPIC (1995-)
- Some highlights of the U.S. ACLU's Success Stories (broader than privacy, 1920-)