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PI’s Guide to International Law and Surveillance

PI’s Guide to International Law and Surveillance aims to provide the most hard-hitting results that reinforce and strengthen the core principles and standards of international law on surveillance. You can find UN resolutions, independent expert reports and international human rights bodies jurisprudence.

Long Read

Briefing on Privacy International Legal Case: Bulk personal datasets and bulk communications data challenge

A brief summary and timeline of legal proceedings of PI's bulk personal datasets and bulk communications data challenge in the UK

Long Read

UK mass interception laws violates human rights and the fight continues...

On 25 May 2021, a Grand Chamber judgment against the UK broke new ground in the regulation of bulk interception capabilities requiring enhanced safeguards to protect the rights to privacy and freedom of expression against abuse. It is a complex judgment with lights and shades, and the fight against mass surveillance is not over. Find here our initial take on the judgment and what comes next.

News

19th August 2021

PI and Liberty submit a new legal challenge after MI5 admits that vast troves of personal data was held in “ungoverned spaces”

11th April 2019

Communities at risk: How governments are using tech to target migrants

11th December 2018

“Do no harm” in the digital age: Privacy and security cannot be ignored

Examples of Abuse

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

Design flaw leaves Bluetooth devices vulnerable

An engineering and computer science professor and his team from The Ohio State University discovered a design flaw in low-powered Bluetooth devices that leaves them susceptible to hacking.

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