Electronic Frontiers Australia

Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.
blue letters "e f a", the space within the "a" shaped as the Australian continent
Abbreviation EFA
Formation May 1994 (1994-05)
Type NGO
Focus digital rights
Website www.efa.org.au

Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. (EFA) is a non-profit Australian national non-government organisation representing Internet users concerned with online liberties and rights. It has been vocal on the issue of Internet censorship in Australia.[1]

Its major objectives are to:

EFA was created in 1994.[1] Its founders were inspired by the US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),[2] but EFA is not affiliated with the EFF.[3] EFA is a founding member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, Jonathon; Karolides, Nicholas J. (2005). Encyclopedia of Censorship. New York: Facts on File, Inc. p. 165. ISBN 1438110014. Retrieved 22 Jun 2014.
  2. Allison, G. Burgess (1995). The lawyer's guide to the Internet. Section of Law Practice Management, American Bar Association. p. 257. ISBN 1570731497. Retrieved 10 Jul 2014.
  3. Bowrey, Kathy (2005). Law and Internet Cultures. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 0521600480. Retrieved 16 Jun 2014.
  4. Wadsen, Wayne (1998). Cryptography and liberty: an international survey of encryption policy. Global Internet Liberty Campaign. p. 67. Retrieved 10 Jul 2014.


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