End of EU‑US Safe Harbour privacy deal spells trouble for tech giants
With the end of the Safe Harbour agreement, data protection for their users will be more than a tick-box exercise for US firms.
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US tech companies could go ‘dark’ to regain trust
With each new revelation of the scope of the American National Security Agency’s spying, perceptions of the importance of privacy are hardening around the world. Systematic monitoring of the world’s communications…
Berlin attack: security intelligence has limits in preventing truck‑borne terror
We have become used to hearing stories of ‘increased chatter’ and ‘high alerts’ when it comes to terrorism. Doesn’t that mean intelligence agencies should know enough to prevent attacks?
Proposed data surveillance law will allow for a broad national debate – so don’t knock it
In a surprise move, the coalition government has announced a fast-track piece of legislation, designed to oblige Internet and mobile telephone service providers to retain the meta-data of call, text, and…
Journalism’s future needs entrepreneurial ‘hackers’
The Guardian and The Washington Post have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their work in bringing to light documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. It is fashionable…
The ethics of ‘securitising’ Australian cyberspace
Framing cyberspace as a national security concern can quickly erode fundamental human rights.
Electoral silence on digital rights from both politicians and journalists
Updated: Clarification of the main point about the lack of MSM reportage of digital rights; reference to Greens Senator Scott Ludlum’s leadership in the area; mention of the upcoming EFA Electoral Scorecard…
Not mad, bad or unusual: WikiLeaks and suppression orders
Contrary to twittering by the digerati, the Victorian Supreme Court suppression order revealed by WikiLeaks this week isn’t unprecedented. It isn’t futile, dangerous or an egregious restriction on a supposedly…
Europol tasked with online search‑and‑destroy mission to combat Islamic State
Tackling extremist and terrorist propaganda online is vital, but must be done with safeguards in mind.
Diplomatic crisis: can the PM mend our relationship with Indonesia?
When The Guardian Australia and the ABC broke the news that Australian intelligence agencies had been monitoring the phones of Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his wife and leading Cabinet…
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