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United States v. Levin (and similar cases) (FBI Hacking)

Privacy International highlighted the privacy risks posed by the extraterritorial reach of US warrants authorising hacking operations in a series of amici curiae briefs
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Privacy International and Others v. United Kingdom

Our case at the European Court of Human Rights challenging UK intelligence agency conducting hacking operations outside of the UK.
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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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R (on the application of Privacy International) v. The Commissioner for HM Revenue & Customs (Gamma FinFisher Exports)

Privacy International submitted a 186-page dossier of evidence against Gamma to HM Revenue and Customs, the body responsible for overseeing the enforcement of export regulations, and called for an investigation.
In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized during the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate 35KGD203 (“Apple v. FBI”)

Apple v FBI

Privacy International filed an amicus curiae brief outlining the international implications of eroding safety features on mobile phones
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The Queen on the application of Privacy International v. Investigatory Powers Tribunal (UK General Hacking Warrants)

Privacy International led landmark litigation on judicial review principles and their applicability to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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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”.