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Content type: Advocacy
Algorithmic management of workers has become the norm for gig-economy platforms, with workers obligated to give up an immense amount of personal data just to go to work. Decisions made by these algorithms can determine how much individuals are paid and even whether their employment or accounts are suspended or terminated. Yet, workers are often not provided with satisfactory explanations as to how these decisions are made. This lack of transparency means that decisions made through the "black-…
Content type: People
Serhat is a Legal Officer at Privacy International. His work primarily relates to countering authoritarianism and surveillance at borders, the militarization of technology, and authoritarian technologies. Serhat is admitted as an attorney in Turkey. Prior to joining Privacy International, Serhat worked in the fields of international humanitarian and human rights law with the International Committee of the Red Cross. His work mainly related to international humanitarian law, advocacy, and…
Content type: Long Read
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and we’ve been tracking its use around the world for years.This technology is often being deployed in secret, without a clear legal basis and without the safeguards and oversight applied to other surveillance technologies under international human rights law.We’ve increasingly observed the use of unlawfully generated and collected data from these technologies being used in court against people exercising…