Non-profit Digital Rights Watch (DRW) said the Morrison government has failed on all digital issues from protecting privacy to supporting encryption, copyright reform, and ethical government data use. The LNP scoreda 1 out of 3 consecutively (no support/no information) on the issues listed. DRW sent a surveyto all major political parties to examine their public policy platforms and analyse prior voting history to come up with the scorecard. The results shows the major political party’s standing on policy areas like: Protecting privacy, including policies on metadata retention, facial recognition and internet filters The right to use encrypted communications, most notably around the support for the Assistance and Access Act 2018 Copyright reform, including support for safe harbour and fair use Ethics in government use of citizen’s data, including Centrelink robo-debt, oversight of surveillance agencies and My Health Record rollout. LNP was joined by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, which was closely by the United Australia Party. Australia’s Labor party came in third worst — trailing behind the Centre Alliance Party. The top two contenders for political parties with the best scores were the Greens Party– averaging scores of 2.8 out of 3.0 for its (conditional) support on encryption, copyright reform, and ethical government data use. However the Pirate Party Australiadid slightly better averaging a score of three (full support) onencryption, copyright reform, and ethical government data use. Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe