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Digital Rights Aust

@digitalrightsoz

A non-partisan campaign to raise awareness about digital rights in Australia

 Australia
digitalrights.org.au
Joined January 2016
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.@ABSCensus has no power to persecute you if you withhold your name Call yourself GeorgeBrandis #censusfail #auspol crikey.com.au/2016/07/14/cen… – at New South Wales, Australia
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US's FCC is considering subsidising Internet access for low-income households. Should Australia do the same? ow.ly/1046Zv #nydi

FCC considers subsidizing internet connectivity for low income Americans

The FCC is considering expanding the Lifeline program, which currently subsidizes home phone service for Americans who can not afford it, to include internet connectivity. They absolutely should....

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Why we should fear a cashless world - will likely entrench poverty & lead to terrifying levels of surveillance ow.ly/1044BD
Why we should fear a cashless world | Dominic Frisby

Why we should fear a cashless world | Dominic Frisby

Poor people and small businesses rely on cash. A contactless system will likely entrench poverty and pave the way for terrifying levels of surveillance

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Sydney Grammar school's banned laptops b/c they're a 'scandalous waste of money' and are distracting students ow.ly/101NNI
Sydney Grammar bans laptops because 'scandalous waste of money'

Sydney Grammar bans laptops because 'scandalous waste of money'

Sydney Grammar School headmaster John Vallance has said grades are gradually dropping across the country as billions of dollars are spent on equipping Australian schools technologically.

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Save 20% on all our great merchandise till 6pm AEDT Tuesday 29th (use code: BUNNY20) ow.ly/ZYvuG
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For digital natives, #sexting can be fun, flirty and safe efa.org.au/2016/03/26/sextin… via @ConversationEDU
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How Health Data from Your Apps Is Being Bought and Sold (note: refers to US laws) ow.ly/ZWs9U #privacy
How Health Data from Your Apps Is Being Bought and Sold

How Health Data from Your Apps Is Being Bought and Sold

The recent explosion in the number of health and fitness apps means that there's a lot of health data being collected by our devices - data that is being sold.

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Catch up on all the latest in the world of #copyright reform: teapawt.net/Aus_Digital/status/712… @Aus_Digital
Australian Digital Alliance (@Aus_Digital) profile pictureAustralian Digital Alliance@Aus_Digital23 Mar 2016
Missed last Friday's #ADAForum? Luckily the whole thing is now on our youtube channel. #copyright on demand youtube.com/channel/UCbB6PRh…
Australian Digital Alliance

Australian Digital Alliance

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RT @webwewant: 55 Countries in #Africa. Bad, slow Internet in most of them. Let's change it.
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Australia needs a 'national discussion' on security & civil liberties: right balance essential for real innovation ow.ly/ZJkWZ

Australia needs a 'national discussion' on security and civil liberties - ZDNET

If Australia is to succeed in becoming a cyber innovator, it'll need to get the balance right.

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Did we kill the web? ow.ly/ZJaHf @solanasaurus @webwewant
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Google as a Fortune Teller: The Secrets of Surveillance Capitalism ow.ly/ZhhMR
Interested in digital identity? @AusDTO wants to hear from you: dto.gov.au/blog/digital-iden… @rachel_dto
Google expands ‘right to be forgotten’, but Australia doesn't need it - argues @MikeCDouglas ow.ly/ZbLbS via @ConversationEDU
Adblocking is a small part of the bigger question, who controls the media? ow.ly/Z8F5Y
Adblocking is a small part of the bigger question, who controls the media?

Adblocking is a small part of the bigger question, who controls the media?

Publishers may fear it but it is a cog in the larger puzzle of who holds power over news, information and access to the mobile web

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RT @esafetyoffice: 81% of girls believe it's unacceptable for boyfriends to ask for explicit content ow.ly/YZX17 @PlanAustralia
RT @wipo: Are the “Happy Birthday” lyrics in the public domain? WIPO Magazine looks at its legal status: ow.ly/YZq4j

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Students say textbooks are too expensive – could an open access model be the answer? ow.ly/YYb26 @ConversationEDU

Students say textbooks are too expensive – could an open access model be the answer?

An open access textbook model is gaining traction in the US and Australia and shaking up the publishing industry.

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Australia’s digital divide is narrowing, but getting deeper ow.ly/YJ4dC @Sewing
Australia’s digital divide is narrowing, but getting deeper

Australia’s digital divide is narrowing, but getting deeper

Australia’s connection to the internet continues to grow but there are still 1.3 million households not online.

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