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July 7, 2020

Australia: Covid-19 app lacks transparency as siren-equipped drones monitor social distancing

Olga Cronin Australia, Case Study, COVID-19, Surveillance & Human Rights

On April 3, a coalition of civil liberties groups involving the Human Rights Law Centre, Digital Rights Watch, Access Now and the Centre for Responsible Technologies wrote a joint letter to the Minister for Health Greg Hunt seeking clarification on the specific design, operation, intention and privacy and data protection safeguards of the country’s then […]

June 23, 2020

Australia: Isolated anti-lockdown protests and BLM solidarity marches

Laura Kauer Australia, Case Study, COVID-19, Protest & Policing

Between March 15 and 18, states of emergency limiting movement and prohibiting gatherings were declared across Australia. Social distancing guidelines require Australians to stay 1.5 m away from each other, and gatherings were strictly limited to 20 or fewer people. On April 26, the first reported anti-lockdown protest was carried out in the West Gippsland […]