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THE STATE OF PRIVACY- Public Health Vs Civil Liberties

In more than a dozen countries technology is already used to track and trace the infection, but how is it used as a state-controlled surveillance tool?


September 30, 2015

The Red Web: Digital Surveillance in Russia

By Elliot Goat “This is not a phone conversation…”                                                                         – Soviet saying Introducing his new book The Red Web: The […]


Tuesday 7 July 2015, 7:00 PM

Protecting Your Sources: Is it Possible to Keep Sources Confidential in the Digital Age?

Acts of journalism should be shielded from targeted surveillance, data retention and handover of material connected to confidential sources. This is a key early finding from a recent study commissioned by UNESCO on the state of journalistic source protection in 121 countries. In an event in partnership with the Foreign Press Association, we will be joined by the author of the study, Australian journalist and journalism academic Julie Posetti, and other experts to discuss the implications of the findings and what needs to be done to ensure journalists can fully protect their sources.