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Apps and websites are full of prying third parties who want to know more about you 👀. It’s time for you to know more about them and learn how to fight back
The companies in control of our secret identities
Now more than ever with a global pandemic happening, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world.
privacyinternational.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Apps and websites are full of prying third parties who want to know more about you 👀. It’s time for you to know more about them and learn how to fight back
Dazzled and confused by the myriad of companies harvesting your personal data to profile you?
Dive in with us to understand who these companies are and what they do 💪
Dive in with us to understand who these companies are and what they do 💪
The companies in control of our secret identities
Now more than ever with a global pandemic happening, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world.
privacyinternational.org
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dazzled and confused by the myriad of companies harvesting your personal data to profile you?
Dive in with us to understand who these companies are and what they do 💪
Dive in with us to understand who these companies are and what they do 💪
Schools should not be gateways to lifelong data surveillance. It is time to ask where these boundaries should lie, and who gets to decide.
From Playground to Database: child data in education
In England’s schools, children are not only pupils but also data subjects. From the moment they are born, a digital record begins to take shape — one that will follow them through nursery, primary...
privacyinternational.org
December 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Schools should not be gateways to lifelong data surveillance. It is time to ask where these boundaries should lie, and who gets to decide.
Gig workers are increasingly being ‘managed by bots’ - important decisions about how much they’re paid and even whether they keep their job are being made in ways they can’t understand and that they don’t have any say over.
Find out more: gigeconomy.privacyinternational.org
Find out more: gigeconomy.privacyinternational.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Gig workers are increasingly being ‘managed by bots’ - important decisions about how much they’re paid and even whether they keep their job are being made in ways they can’t understand and that they don’t have any say over.
Find out more: gigeconomy.privacyinternational.org
Find out more: gigeconomy.privacyinternational.org
You might think of the share buttons you see on some websites as harmless. But what if we told you they might double as a tracking and profiling tool?
Tracking as a service: ShareThis to be profiled!
Behind their tecchie names, AddThis and ShareThis are simple services: they allow web-developers and less tech-savvy users to integrate social networking "share" buttons on their site.
privacyinternational.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
You might think of the share buttons you see on some websites as harmless. But what if we told you they might double as a tracking and profiling tool?
Because of their dominance, big tech companies are able to collect vast amounts of data.
The more data they have, the better they are able to profile you and your loved ones.
The more data they have, the better they are able to profile you and your loved ones.
On the hypocrisy of using privacy to justify unfair competition
In the US, the Federal Trade Commission and various states attorneys general have opened investigations against alleged anti-competitive practices of Facebook and
privacyinternational.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Because of their dominance, big tech companies are able to collect vast amounts of data.
The more data they have, the better they are able to profile you and your loved ones.
The more data they have, the better they are able to profile you and your loved ones.
Wondering what kind of data a company has on you? You can ask companies for a copy of your data if you’re in the EU / the company operates in the EU…
Read our guide to find out more tips
Read our guide to find out more tips
7+1 tips on how to make the most out of your DSAR
Hello friend,
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December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wondering what kind of data a company has on you? You can ask companies for a copy of your data if you’re in the EU / the company operates in the EU…
Read our guide to find out more tips
Read our guide to find out more tips
What’s always motivated and inspired us is what privacy enables, and what we lose if we lose our privacy.
That’s why we looked at the key role plays in protecting people’s freedoms.
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That’s why we looked at the key role plays in protecting people’s freedoms.
Read more:
Privacy Matters | Privacy International
To be free and equal Privacy has become all the more essential in the age of data exploitation. The way data and technology are now deployed means that our privacy is under increased threat and on a scale...
privacyinternational.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What’s always motivated and inspired us is what privacy enables, and what we lose if we lose our privacy.
That’s why we looked at the key role plays in protecting people’s freedoms.
Read more:
That’s why we looked at the key role plays in protecting people’s freedoms.
Read more:
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read our report:
Read our report:
Protest surveillance into court
With this report, we shed light on the due process implications of the blanket and indiscriminate surveillance of protesters, activists, and human rights defenders participating in protests.
privacyinternational.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read our report:
Read our report:
Our Free to Protest guide provides a range of information about police surveillance capabilities so you can be prepared when you next head out. Happy protesting! 🪧
pvcy.org/freetoprotest
pvcy.org/freetoprotest
Free to Protest | Privacy International
We all need to understand the range of surveillance tools that police forces around the world can use to monitor and identify you if you attend a protest, and how you can better protect yourself from...
pvcy.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Our Free to Protest guide provides a range of information about police surveillance capabilities so you can be prepared when you next head out. Happy protesting! 🪧
pvcy.org/freetoprotest
pvcy.org/freetoprotest
Not only are many online ads super annoying, but they are often fuelled by a dirty data industry.
We want you to know that there are small steps you can take right now to fight back. 👇
We want you to know that there are small steps you can take right now to fight back. 👇
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privacyinternational.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Not only are many online ads super annoying, but they are often fuelled by a dirty data industry.
We want you to know that there are small steps you can take right now to fight back. 👇
We want you to know that there are small steps you can take right now to fight back. 👇
An invisible eye is spying on Ugandans. Journalists, political activists, and opposition leaders are targeted; their private information intercepted unlawfully. Watch The Spying State: Big Brother Uganda - a documentary featuring our partner Unwanted Witness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhK...
"The Spying State" BIG BROTHER UGANDA - Ukweli Africa Documentary
Can you hide from state surveillance in Uganda? How far can the government go to control its citizens?
The idea of privacy in Uganda is disappearing. The government monitors everyone except…
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December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An invisible eye is spying on Ugandans. Journalists, political activists, and opposition leaders are targeted; their private information intercepted unlawfully. Watch The Spying State: Big Brother Uganda - a documentary featuring our partner Unwanted Witness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhK...
Did you know that some brand new phones come with software that is already unsupported? It seems obvious, but companies should ship phones with operating systems that are not out of date. Read more
Privacy shouldn't be a luxury | Privacy International
Buying a brand new low-cost phone can leave you with an outdated operating system and exploitative apps.
privacyinternational.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Did you know that some brand new phones come with software that is already unsupported? It seems obvious, but companies should ship phones with operating systems that are not out of date. Read more
We are proud to see our Guide on International Law and Surveillance being used to develop this great Human Rights Surveillance Assessment Toolkit: mindfulrights.rf.gd/human-rights...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are proud to see our Guide on International Law and Surveillance being used to develop this great Human Rights Surveillance Assessment Toolkit: mindfulrights.rf.gd/human-rights...
Our call to ban facial recognition in schools got support from the UN, and helped campaigns at the national level. Read more about the ban and explore our other autumn results: pvcy.org/jDDWd1
Producing real change: key highlights of our 2025 results by season
We continue producing real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us.Though 2025 has been a tumultuous year, we’ve achieved some wins and we would…
pvcy.org
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our call to ban facial recognition in schools got support from the UN, and helped campaigns at the national level. Read more about the ban and explore our other autumn results: pvcy.org/jDDWd1
Currently using a free online AI chatbot? It might look a little different in the near future.
Find out how advertising and sponsored content is entering the AI chatbot sphere
Find out how advertising and sponsored content is entering the AI chatbot sphere
From chatbots to adbots: sharing your thoughts with advertisers
IntroductionIn early October this year, Google announced its AI Overviews would now have ads.
privacyinternational.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Currently using a free online AI chatbot? It might look a little different in the near future.
Find out how advertising and sponsored content is entering the AI chatbot sphere
Find out how advertising and sponsored content is entering the AI chatbot sphere
Large language models like ChatGPT have hardly stopped hitting the headlines over the past couple of years.
But one topic that hasn’t received enough attention is what impact they have on our privacy.
But one topic that hasn’t received enough attention is what impact they have on our privacy.
Large language models and data protection
IntroductionThe emergence of large language models (LLMs) in late 2022 has changed people’s understanding of, and interaction with, artificial intelligence (AI).
privacyinternational.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Large language models like ChatGPT have hardly stopped hitting the headlines over the past couple of years.
But one topic that hasn’t received enough attention is what impact they have on our privacy.
But one topic that hasn’t received enough attention is what impact they have on our privacy.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🎁 Want to be less wasteful and more impactful this holiday season? A donation to protect privacy makes a great gift! 🎁 Donate to PI:
Don’t let the adtech industry ruin festive surprises! 🎁🎅 Use our handy guides to minimise targeted ads on social media to make it harder for companies to retarget to you.
Social media and messaging apps | Privacy International
Guides about settings and practices that can provide you with greater control over your data when using social media and messaging apps.
privacyinternational.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Don’t let the adtech industry ruin festive surprises! 🎁🎅 Use our handy guides to minimise targeted ads on social media to make it harder for companies to retarget to you.
As we mark International Migrants Day, the ongoing invasive and arbitrary surveillance of people on the move is impossible to ignore.
privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5716/international-migrants-day-2025-year-review
privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5716/international-migrants-day-2025-year-review
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
As we mark International Migrants Day, the ongoing invasive and arbitrary surveillance of people on the move is impossible to ignore.
privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5716/international-migrants-day-2025-year-review
privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5716/international-migrants-day-2025-year-review
♠️ We’ve created a deck of tech, data and elections playing cards 🃏 A playful way to explore important topics like voter data protection, the tech used to run elections, political ads transparency, and the role of social media during elections ♣️ privacyinternational.org/long-read/57...
December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
♠️ We’ve created a deck of tech, data and elections playing cards 🃏 A playful way to explore important topics like voter data protection, the tech used to run elections, political ads transparency, and the role of social media during elections ♣️ privacyinternational.org/long-read/57...
This autumn, we helped to ensure that Clearview AI's business falls under the GDPR. To learn more about this, check out our autumn highlights: pvcy.org/jDDWd1
Producing real change: key highlights of our 2025 results by season
We continue producing real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us.Though 2025 has been a tumultuous year, we’ve achieved some wins and we would…
pvcy.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This autumn, we helped to ensure that Clearview AI's business falls under the GDPR. To learn more about this, check out our autumn highlights: pvcy.org/jDDWd1
Are you a young person in Education?
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education is launching a new youth network and she wants to hear from you!
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education is launching a new youth network and she wants to hear from you!
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
Right to Education Youth Network – #REYN
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www.ohchr.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Are you a young person in Education?
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education is launching a new youth network and she wants to hear from you!
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education is launching a new youth network and she wants to hear from you!
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
The Trump Administration is expanding its border management systems so that visitors to the US must submit social media, email identifiers, and even DNA data for entry. privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media
Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP).
privacyinternational.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Trump Administration is expanding its border management systems so that visitors to the US must submit social media, email identifiers, and even DNA data for entry. privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
En PI seguimos investigando las inversiones de las grandes tecnológicas en los mercados de conectividad.¿Tienes algo que compartir?
💭 Ayúdanos a comprender sus implicaciones y a reflexionar sobre esta tendencia en la región. pvcy.org/VI
💭 Ayúdanos a comprender sus implicaciones y a reflexionar sobre esta tendencia en la región. pvcy.org/VI
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Privacy Defenders Network – Advocating and Defending Privacy For Everyone, EverywhereLegal notice · Privacy policy
pvcy.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
En PI seguimos investigando las inversiones de las grandes tecnológicas en los mercados de conectividad.¿Tienes algo que compartir?
💭 Ayúdanos a comprender sus implicaciones y a reflexionar sobre esta tendencia en la región. pvcy.org/VI
💭 Ayúdanos a comprender sus implicaciones y a reflexionar sobre esta tendencia en la región. pvcy.org/VI