Electronic Frontiers Australia
Encyclopedia
Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. (EFA) is a non-profit Australia
n national non-government organisation representing Internet
users concerned with online liberties
and right
s. It has been vocal on the issue of Internet censorship in Australia
.
Its major objectives are to:
EFA was created in 1994. Its founders were inspired by the US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation
(EFF), but EFA is not affiliated with the EFF. EFA is a founding member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n national non-government organisation representing Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
users concerned with online liberties
Liberty
Liberty is a moral and political principle, or Right, that identifies the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves, to behave according to their own free will, and take responsibility for their actions...
and right
Right
Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory...
s. It has been vocal on the issue of Internet censorship in Australia
Internet censorship in Australia
Internet censorship in Australia currently consists of a regulatory regime under which the Australian Communications and Media Authority has the power to enforce content restrictions on Internet content hosted within Australia, and maintain a "black-list" of overseas websites which is then...
.
Its major objectives are to:
- Protect and promote the civil libertiesCivil libertiesCivil liberties are rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights such as the freedom from slavery and forced labour, freedom from torture and death, the right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, the right to defend one's self, the right to own and bear arms, the right...
of users and operators of computer-based communications systems such as the Internet. - Advocate the amendment of laws and regulations in Australia and elsewhere which restrict free speechFreedom of speechFreedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...
. - Educate the community at large about the social, political, and civil-liberties issues involved in the use of computer-based communications systems.
EFA was created in 1994. Its founders were inspired by the US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
(EFF), but EFA is not affiliated with the EFF. EFA is a founding member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
See also
- Classification of Video Games in Australia
- Internet censorship in AustraliaInternet censorship in AustraliaInternet censorship in Australia currently consists of a regulatory regime under which the Australian Communications and Media Authority has the power to enforce content restrictions on Internet content hosted within Australia, and maintain a "black-list" of overseas websites which is then...