Consumer advocates reject media calls to preserve exemptions to Australian privacy law
Consumer digital rights advocates have rejected media companies' call to preserve their exemption to privacy law, warning that commercial models should not be put ahead of public interest.
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Media companies slam proposed reforms to Australian privacy laws On Monday the Right to Know coalition which includes the Guardian, News Corp, Nine, AAP, Free TV Australia, the media union and public broadcasters the ABC and SBS rejected the proposal, warning that the changes would harm press freedom.
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These changes do not just compromise the privacy of individuals, they are undermining the structures of our civil society, with increases to polarisation and the undermining of the public realm.