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For the past couple of months we have been discussing with Google their transparency plans regarding governments accessing data held by Google. Last week Google released initial data on how many requests for data were coming from which governments.
We congratulate Google on this first step, and we believe that by seeking answers to some additional questions, greater clarity may yet emerge. Of course we have many more questions. We hope that this is the first step in an ongoing dialogue with…
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The European Commission is about to announce the compulsory fingerprinting of all visitors to the EU, both visa holders and non-visa holders, along with automated border checks of EU nationals through the analysis of fingerprints and facial scans.
The Communication from December 2007, available here on the PI site, outlines the plans. Below we summarise the plans. Also see PI's commentary in the Guardian CommentisFree section from February 11, 2008.
Critical Analysis
The Communication does…
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The global watchdog Privacy International has today simultaneously filed complaints against Google's controversial Gmail service with privacy regulators in sixteen countries.
The move creates Google's biggest challenge yet in the short but turbulent public debate over its new email service.
Complaints have been filed with the privacy and data protection regulators of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, Poland,…
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… for a list of meetings between representatives of Apple, Google (including Alphabet), Facebook (including WhatsApp …
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… European Commission Case M.9660 Google/Fitbit On 15 June 2020, Google [formally notified the European … press-release/3750/press-release-privacy-international-calls-googlefitbit-merger-be-blocked) of its proposed acquisition …
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… Google wants to know everything about you. It already holds … with Fitbit and saying ’NOT ON OUR WATCH’! How much does Google know about you? Or maybe let's ask a different question - what DOESN'T Google know about you? Through your searches on Google (and …
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… Achieved Results Following from this campaign, Google announced that the JioPhone Next, a new low-cost …
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… can avoid official channels through cloud companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft. There is no check on what they … can avoid official channels through cloud companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft. There is no check on what they …
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… exploit our personal data Whether 'big tech’ companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, or surveillance tech firms and …
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… lead up to the 2019 EU Parliamentary elections Facebook, Google, and Twitter, as well as the Interactive Advertising … lead up to the 2019 EU Parliamentary elections Facebook, Google, and Twitter, as well as the Interactive Advertising …
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… a lot about the exploitative business models of Facebook or Google, and our team was curious to see how companies that … a lot about the exploitative business models of Facebook or Google, and our team was curious to see how companies that …
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… has, for a second time following our intervention in the [Google/Fitbit … cyinternational.org/legal-action/european-commissions-review-googlefitbit-merger), been afforded the right to be heard as …