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What does your face say about you? Phrenology, physiognomy and society

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Advertisers on Facebook: who the heck are you and how did you get my data?

Investigating brands using Facebook for advertising, exposing how difficult it is to understand how our data's used and demanding Facebook make it easier to exercise our rights

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UK MPs Asleep at the Wheel as Facial Recognition Technology Spells The End of Privacy in Public

In June 2023, PI conducted a survey of UK MPs through YouGov, which highlighted their startling lack of knowledge of the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in their own constituencies, inspiring our new campaign about 'The End of Privacy in Public'.

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Content Creators Working for the Algorithm

Creators who produce content for big online platforms, from video game livestreamers on Twitch to adult content producers on platforms like OnlyFans, often find themselves forced to share a lot of data, putting their privacy and security at risk while being given limited information as to how this data is being used.

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Creating content in the gig economy: a risky business

The rise of the gig-economy, a way of working relying on short term contracts and temporary jobs rather than on an employed workforce, has enabled the growth of a number of companies over the last few years. But without the rights that comes with full employment, gig economy workers today don't have access to essential protections.

News

22nd June 2023

La société de pistage en ligne CRITEO sanctionnée à hauteur de 40 millions d'euros en France

22nd June 2023

Global AdTech Company CRITEO fined €40 million in France for unlawfully collecting personal data

20th May 2021

New Android 12 privacy features don't mean Google actually care about your privacy

17th December 2020

Press Release: European Commission green lights Google and Fitbit merger in a game-changing and disappointing decision for the rights of millions of Europeans

27th October 2020

UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

24th September 2020

Facebook response on advertising: A failure to acknowledge responsibility

Examples of Abuse

Want to know how this translate in the real world? Here is the latest example in the news.

US police expand surveillance in response to Black Lives Matter protests

During the Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020, US police took advantage of a lack of regulation and new technologies to expand the scope of people and platforms they monitor; details typically emerge through lawsuits, public records disclosures, and stories released by police department PR

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Our Advocacy

PI seeks to inform report on AI and racial discrimination of the UN Special Rapporteur on racism

Summary

Privacy International submitted its input to the UN Special Rapporteur on racism for their upcoming report which will examine and analyse the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and non-discrimination and racial equality, as well as other international human rights standards.