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Submission: Foreign Interference Through Social Media

Partnering with QUT and the IEEE’s Society for the Social Implications of Technology, The Allens Hub made a submission for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Interference Through Social Media. The submission recommended the consideration of broader reforms, including:

  • Reform of Australia’s data protection laws, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
  • Curriculum reform, that ensures students are better prepared, as citizens and consumers, to navigate a world where others seek to manipulate their behaviour and target their consumption by exploiting their data
  • Clarification of Australia’s public position on how international law governs state conduct in cyberspace in relation to foreign interference activities. Find a pdf copy of the submission here  and a copy of all submissions, including Allens Hub submission, here