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 Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business IT Skills Backup and Recovery 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