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10 Human Rights Organisations v. United Kingdom
A case that reached the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights analysing the UK’s mass interception program, first exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013, relating to people’s rights to privacy and freedom of expression.
PI Apple TCN Challenge
Our challenge to both the lawfulness and the secrecy of the legal regime governing Technical Capability Notices following the apparent use of one by the UK Home Office to require Apple to maintain the capability to provide access to all data stored on iCloud.
Podchasov v. Russia
In December 2021, PI intervened in a case before the European Court of Human Rights which, among others, deals with a disclosure order that would facilitate “the decoding of communications”.
Naperville Smart Meter Awareness v. Naperville (US Smart Meters)
Smart meters can generate invasive data on households.
Challenge to Big Tech commercial interests in healthcare
Privacy International filed a complaint with the UK data protection regulator to obtain the full, unredacted contract between the Department of Health and Social Care and Amazon.
GFF Challenge to use of government spyware (Germany)
On 30 September 2019, Privacy International submitted a statement to the German Constitutional Court in a case concerning the government use of spyware, such as state trojans, in the context of criminal investigations.
Challenge to Hidden Data Ecosystem
Privacy International filed complaints with multiple data protection regulators to investigate potential GDPR infringements by data brokers, ad-tech companies and credit referencing agencies.
Catt v the United Kingdom
In September 2016, Privacy International intervened in the case of Catt v the United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights.
Nubian Rights Forum and others V. The Attorney General (Kenya)
Our filing in the groundbreaking Kenyan ID case