Defending Digital Rights in the Age of Control
Every Bad Idea Australia Ever Had About the Internet, Now in One Bill
A law sold as upstream prevention could send age checks, scanning, and speech controls downstream.
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Age checks put anonymous access at risk. See how identity demands are spreading and what you can do.
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The paperwork is still being written, but the direction of travel is unmistakable.
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Government-Funded Group Helped Push Australia’s Digital Censorship Bill
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House To Vote On Bill Blocking Federal Flock Data Access
The bill targets the federal pipeline, not the surveillance cameras already blooming locally.
