Call for article submissions: Cyber policies and laws
The OPTF is calling journalists, researchers, and writers to propose articles and short essays about digital rights, digital privacy, and cyber security issues.
Press freedom
Call for submissions: Articles and short essays on digital rights and privacy issues
The OPTF is calling journalists, researchers, and writers to propose articles and short essays about digital rights, digital privacy, and cyber security issues.
Whistleblowers’ bravery recognised at 2021 Blueprint Whistleblowing Prize ceremony
Ten courageous whistleblowers have been recognised with prizes at this year’s Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblowing Awards.
Ground Safe: Assessing the digital security needs and practices of human rights defenders
Freedom of expression is essential to preserving democracy and human rights all around the world. The OPTF is proud to have completed the Ground Safe report, a study analysing the digital security needs and practices of human rights defenders.
Ground Safe: Putting secure tech in the hands of democracy’s defenders
Originally published on Session. In 1787, philosopher and politician Edmund Burke rose to his feet in the Palace of Westminster amidst a heated parliamentary debate. Here began the life of the term ‘Fourth Estate’: an attempt to mock the scribes of the press gallery that Burke was squabbling with. What Burke was really saying was that the …
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Defending democracy’s defenders? Parliamentary committee issues report on police media raids
A new report from the PJCIS, a powerful intelligence and security committee, is the latest chapter in the ongoing debate on press freedom in Australia.