International – Australian Privacy Foundation

Cybercrime Convention Committee’s Second Additional Draft Protocol, Signatory to Joint Letter to Head of the Cybercrime Unit of the Council of Europe (20 Nov 2019)
NGO Involvement in the Evaluation and Follow-Up Mechanisms for Data Protection Convention 108+, Submission to the Consultative Committee of Data Protection Convention 108 by the Australian Privacy Foundation (APF), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy International (PI) (31 Aug 2019)
Report on the International Implications of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance And Access) Act 2018 (4 Jun 2019)
Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Australia – Sustainability Impact Assessment, Submission to BKP Economic Advisors, München (25 Jan 2019)

United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation, Brief of Privacy International, Human and Digital Rights Organizations, and International Legal Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent (19 Jan 2018)

International Cyber Engagement Strategy, Submission to Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade (31 Mar 2017)

Put a stop to invasive Stingray surveillance, Signup to International Campaign (18 Mar 2016)
‘Secure the Internet’, Signup to Global Open Letter (11 Jan 2016)

French Mass Surveillance Bill, Endorsement of Letter to the French Assembly, and another, mirror here (30 Sep 2015)
Data Retention in Peru, Signup to Access Now Statement, mirrored here (17 Aug 2015)
Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA), Endorsement of Petition by International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), mirrored here (14 Jul 2015)
Promote Strong Encryption and Anonymity in the Digital Age, Sign-up to Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Council (17 Jun 2015)
Data Retention Bill, Sign-on to an Open Letter to the Paraguay Senate (2 Jun 2015), and a report on the defeat of the Bill (5 Jun 2015)
The European Council’s Data ‘Reform’ Package, Submission to European Commission (21 Apr 2015)
Surveillance in Australia, Submission to United Nations Human Rights Council, in conjunction with the US Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) (prime author), NSW CCL and Privacy International (24 Mar 2015)
The Use of Encryption and Anonymity in Digital Communications, Submission to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (10 Feb 2015)
Privacy advocates win significant improvements in APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) (29 Jan 2015)

APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system, and non-renewal of TRUSTe’s AA status, Submission to APEC, jointly with Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), plus further signatories (3 Dec 2014)
CoE Convention 108 Additional Protocol and Modernisation Proposals, Submission to Council of Europe Convention 108 Committee (17 Nov 2014)
Proposed Changes to Japanese Privacy Law, Submission to the Japanese government (24 Jul 2014)
The ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (TPP), Sign-on to Open Letter (4 Jul 2014)
Opposition to Recognition of TRUSTe as a CBPR Accountability Agent, Submission to APEC (13 Jun 2014)
Democratic Control of Surveillance by the State, Policy Statement (10 May 2014)
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Submission to Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Mar 2014)

Investigation and Control of Australian Spy Agencies Essential, Public Statement (4 Dec 2013)
ASD Disclosures of Personal Data to Foreign Countries, PI Complaint to Human Rights Commissioner (2 Dec 2013)
ASD Disclosures of Personal Data to Foreign Countries, PI Complaint to Inspector-General of Intelligence & Security (2 Dec 2013)
UN Draft Resolution re Privacy in the Digital Age, Letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Attorney-General (17 Nov 2013), and the reply from Foreign Affairs (not the Minister) (16 Dec 2013)
UN Draft Resolution re Privacy in the Digital Age, Letters to the 9 Human Rights, Privacy and Information Commissioners (17 Nov 2013), and the reply from the AHRC (28 Nov 2013)
International Data Privacy Standards, Revised Policy Statement (17 Sep 2013)
Internet Governance, Letter to IT for Change Coalition (28 Aug 2013)
International Data Privacy Standards, Policy Statement (3 Aug 2013)
International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, Sign-on to International Instrument (31 Jul 2013)
TRUSTe’s Accountability Agent Application, Submission to APEC Joint Oversight Panel (8 May 2013)
Application from TRUSTe for recognition as an APEC CBPR Accountability Agent, Submission to APEC CBPR (11 Mar 2013)

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), including the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Submission to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Sep 2012)
Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill, Submission to Singapore Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Arts (MICA) (29 Apr 2012)
The US President’s Privacy White Paper, Submission to the US Administration (14 Apr 2012)
Review of the Council of Europe Convention, Submission to Consultative Committee re the CoE Convention (28 Mar 2012)

EU-Australia Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement, Further Comments (27 Sep 2011)
EU-Australia Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement, Public Statement (19 Sep 2011)
Review of the 1980 OECD Guidelines, Submission by the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC) to the OECD (4 April 2011)

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Accession to the Wellington Declaration (12 April 2010)

Global Privacy Standards for a Global World, Signatory to International Declaration (14 October 2009), mirrored here