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Drones Surveillance

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Satellite and aerial surveillance for migration: a tech primer

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How police drones technology can be used at a protest

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Migration Surveillance Regime

The UK’s Privatised Migration Surveillance Regime: A Rough Guide for Civil Society

Privacy International has released a guide to how UK authorities track and monitor immigrants and the companies which profit.
 

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News

20th May 2020

French court finds police use of drones to manage Covid-19 crisis unlawful

13th September 2019

Privacy International Joins Call to Stop EU Militarisation

10th December 2013

United Nations’ drones: A sign of what’s to come?

7th August 2012

Police drones in the UK? Watch this airspace…

16th July 2012

Local police forces in US expanding use of drones

Examples of Abuse

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

US DHS expands surveillance to counter domestic terrorism

After the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security expanded its monitoring of online activity and set up a new intelligence branch to counter domestic terrorism, including tracking platforms that have been linked to threats and “narratives known to provoke
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Our Advocacy

Privacy International’s submission to UNSR: “Human Rights Violations At International Borders: Trends, Prevention And Accountability”

Summary

PI responded to the call of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants to assess the human rights impact of current and newly established border management measures. In our submission we focus on relevant developments in the United Kingdom as well as provide an insight into global trends.

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