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Regulators play an important role in interpreting and enforcing privacy protections. Many regulators accept complaints from the public and civil society about problematic data exploitation practices. PI uses these mechanisms to hold companies and governments to account. Below you will find links to our current and past regulatory complaints.

PI's complaints to regulators
Cases PI filed
PI's legal submissions in cases filed by others

OECD Complaint v. BT et al. (Facilitating UK Fibre-Optic Cable Access)

Privacy International made a complaint against six UK-based telecom companies on the grounds that they had permitted GCHQ to access their fibre optic networks, breaching OECD Guidelines.
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Satellite dishes in skyline

OECD Complaint v. Gamma (Surveillance Technology Exports from UK to Bahrain)

After a complaint submitted by Privacy International, Gamma International UK was found in breach of OECD Guidelines
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Multiple surveillance cameras

OECD Complaint v. Trovicor (Surveillance Technology Exports from Germany to Bahrain)

Privacy International made a complaint challenging the export of surveillance software developed by a German company to Bahrain
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Girl searching armed guard

NCA Ethiopia Hacking

Privacy International submitted a dossier to the National Crime Agency requesting the investigation of the interception of an Ethiopian activist's communications
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Picture of Tadesse Kersmo

NCA Bahrain Hacking

Privacy International filed a complaint urging the National Crime Agency to investigate the facilitation of surveillance of Bahraini activists by Gamma International UK
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Bahrain protesters

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.
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data brokers creepy

Complaint against Doctissimo

This legal challenge relates to a complaint filed with the French data protection authority (CNIL) against Doctissimo, a popular French health site.
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woman concerned about her helath data going to third parties

Challenge to Hidden Data Ecosystem in Political Campaigning

Privacy International filed a complaint with the UK data protection regulator to investigate potential data protection infringements by a political consultancy.
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Graffity saying vote

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.
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Protest against NHS privatisation

Challenge against Clearview AI in Europe

This legal challenge relates to complaints filed with 5 European data protection authorities against Clearview AI, Inc. ("Clearview"), a facial recognition technology company building a gigantic database of 10 billion + faces. 4 authorities have now found Clearview's practices unlawful, imposed

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Corporate employee handing over facial images to a police officer

Complaint on EU surveillance transfers to third countries

PI and 5 other human rights organisations are calling on the European Ombudsman to investigate evidence that several EU bodies are supporting surveillance in non-EU countries in breach of EU rules.

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A slide from a presentation given by the Spanish police that states: The future is to use MALWARE.

Challenge to UK government’s Encryption Meetings with Big Tech

On 24 September 2021, PI submitted a complaint to the UK’s data protection authority - the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) challenging the Home Office’s refusal to provide information about its meetings with tech companies around encryption.
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graphity of camera on wall

Challenge to UK GPS tagging migrants

This legal challenge relates to a complaint filed with the UK's Information Commissioner (ICO) against the UK Home Office's policy and practice of using GPS ankle tags to monitor migrants released on immigration bail.
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Light projection on UK Home Office building reading "WATCHING MIGRANTS 24/7"

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