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PROTEST SURVEILLANCE INTO COURT
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: privacyinternational.org/report/5468/...
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: privacyinternational.org/report/5468/...
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
PROTEST SURVEILLANCE INTO COURT
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: privacyinternational.org/report/5468/...
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: privacyinternational.org/report/5468/...
Legal regimes governing armed conflict and peace are traditionally clearly defined - but the militarisation of tech challenges this tidy distinction.
On the Applicable Legal Frameworks and Regulatory Gaps: International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law
Legal regimes governing situations of armed conflict and peace time have traditionally been clearly defined, leaving little to no doubt as to which regime applies to what situation. However, the…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Legal regimes governing armed conflict and peace are traditionally clearly defined - but the militarisation of tech challenges this tidy distinction.
Earlier this year, Europe saw a milestone: three defence start-ups reached unicorn status, each valued at over €1 billion.
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Earlier this year, Europe saw a milestone: three defence start-ups reached unicorn status, each valued at over €1 billion.
🚨UK tax authorities forced to re-evaluate their policy of suspending benefits without due diligence after 23,500 families had their child benefit payments wrongly cut. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🚨UK tax authorities forced to re-evaluate their policy of suspending benefits without due diligence after 23,500 families had their child benefit payments wrongly cut. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Privacy is essential for people with disabilities to live with independence and dignity.
While assistive tech can empower autonomy, mishandling sensitive health or disability data can lead to discrimination, stigma or control.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
While assistive tech can empower autonomy, mishandling sensitive health or disability data can lead to discrimination, stigma or control.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Why Privacy Matters to People with Disabilities
Privacy is a universal right, but for people with disabilities, it’s often compromised in the very systems designed to support them. Accessing essential services and benefits frequently requires the…
privacyinternational.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Privacy is essential for people with disabilities to live with independence and dignity.
While assistive tech can empower autonomy, mishandling sensitive health or disability data can lead to discrimination, stigma or control.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
While assistive tech can empower autonomy, mishandling sensitive health or disability data can lead to discrimination, stigma or control.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
In England, children are tracked from birth through education databases that record their lives in detail. These systems are vast, permanent, and invisible to most families.
privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
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
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In England, children are tracked from birth through education databases that record their lives in detail. These systems are vast, permanent, and invisible to most families.
privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
🕷️ A real life horror scenario: the ruling political party repurposes data collected by the state for administering public services to spread its own campaign messages.
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🕷️ A real life horror scenario: the ruling political party repurposes data collected by the state for administering public services to spread its own campaign messages.
🕸️ A real life horror scenario: a failure in the digital voting system requires postponement of an election.
In 2023, the Electoral Commission in Nigeria stated that it was pushing back polling due to problems with the digital voting system
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...
In 2023, the Electoral Commission in Nigeria stated that it was pushing back polling due to problems with the digital voting system
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🕸️ A real life horror scenario: a failure in the digital voting system requires postponement of an election.
In 2023, the Electoral Commission in Nigeria stated that it was pushing back polling due to problems with the digital voting system
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...
In 2023, the Electoral Commission in Nigeria stated that it was pushing back polling due to problems with the digital voting system
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...
👻 Spooky fact: tech that is increasingly used during the election cycle is vulnerable to abuse, manipulation, theft and technological failures.
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
👻 Spooky fact: tech that is increasingly used during the election cycle is vulnerable to abuse, manipulation, theft and technological failures.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Your time is precious.
We’ve done the hard work for you and curated the top stories in privacy in our weekly newsletter.
Sign up today and become a PI Insider.
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We’ve done the hard work for you and curated the top stories in privacy in our weekly newsletter.
Sign up today and become a PI Insider.
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🗳️ Our tech, data and elections checklist identifies key areas where tech and data play a role in the electoral process. privacyinternational.org/advocacy/515...
Technology, Data and Elections: An Updated Checklist on the Election Cycle
In the last few years, electoral processes and related activities have undergone significant changes, driven by the development of digital technologies.
privacyinternational.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🗳️ Our tech, data and elections checklist identifies key areas where tech and data play a role in the electoral process. privacyinternational.org/advocacy/515...
🇬🇧 Tomorrow we'll be providing oral evidence to the UK Joint Human Rights Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry on human rights and artificial intelligence.
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Human Rights (Joint Committee)
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🇬🇧 Tomorrow we'll be providing oral evidence to the UK Joint Human Rights Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry on human rights and artificial intelligence.
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
PROSECUTED FOR PROTESTING
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read stories from those affected: privacyinternational.org/long-read/54...
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read stories from those affected: privacyinternational.org/long-read/54...
Prosecuted for Protesting
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and we’ve been tracking its use around the world for years.
privacyinternational.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
PROSECUTED FOR PROTESTING
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read stories from those affected: privacyinternational.org/long-read/54...
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters.
Read stories from those affected: privacyinternational.org/long-read/54...
Big Tech and defence tech industries are building a new generation of tech for both military and civil uses. Defence-driven systems are seeping into everyday life with devastating consequences for our rights and freedoms.
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Big Tech and defence tech industries are building a new generation of tech for both military and civil uses. Defence-driven systems are seeping into everyday life with devastating consequences for our rights and freedoms.
Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent.
Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Why Privacy Matters to Protestors
Privacy is essential for those who dissent. It allows individuals the space to think freely, associate with others and express their views without fear of reprisal. In society, dissent - especially…
privacyinternational.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent.
Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
This month, Clearview were told that UK GDPR applies to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case.
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Tribunal Confirms Clearview AI Bound by GDPR
On 7th October, the UK Upper Tribunal (UT) confirmed that Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition business is subject to the EU and UK GDPRs.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This month, Clearview were told that UK GDPR applies to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case.
privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
🧐 There’s a misconception that privacy is just about hiding personal information, but privacy is actually so much more than that.
Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
privacyinternational.org/learning-res...
Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
privacyinternational.org/learning-res...
October 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🧐 There’s a misconception that privacy is just about hiding personal information, but privacy is actually so much more than that.
Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
privacyinternational.org/learning-res...
Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
privacyinternational.org/learning-res...
Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent. Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Why Privacy Matters to Protestors
Privacy is essential for those who dissent. It allows individuals the space to think freely, associate with others and express their views without fear of reprisal. In society, dissent - especially…
privacyinternational.org
October 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent. Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk.
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...
We are disappointed and deeply concerned that permanent, live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras have been installed in Croydon, South London.
www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...
www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...
October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are disappointed and deeply concerned that permanent, live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras have been installed in Croydon, South London.
www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...
www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...
Data plays a key role in war and conflict. This is the next great challenge for the protection of our privacy.
Using Big Tech’s cloud services, governments can process data at a large scale. This creates dependencies by governments on Big Tech firms to manage functions of the state.
Using Big Tech’s cloud services, governments can process data at a large scale. This creates dependencies by governments on Big Tech firms to manage functions of the state.
October 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Data plays a key role in war and conflict. This is the next great challenge for the protection of our privacy.
Using Big Tech’s cloud services, governments can process data at a large scale. This creates dependencies by governments on Big Tech firms to manage functions of the state.
Using Big Tech’s cloud services, governments can process data at a large scale. This creates dependencies by governments on Big Tech firms to manage functions of the state.
⚠️ Security updates for Windows 10 end today. Understand the implications. pvcy.org/win10eol
End of the Line for Windows 10?
From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
⚠️ Security updates for Windows 10 end today. Understand the implications. pvcy.org/win10eol
🤝 Privacy and security go hand in hand. Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. 😱 pvcy.org/win10eol
End of the Line for Windows 10?
From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10.
pvcy.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🤝 Privacy and security go hand in hand. Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. 😱 pvcy.org/win10eol
Tip: Consider airgapping old devices for specific tasks. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol
End of the Line for Windows 10?
From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10.
pvcy.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tip: Consider airgapping old devices for specific tasks. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol
🚨 Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol
End of the Line for Windows 10?
From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10.
pvcy.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨 Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol