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Prosecuted for Protesting

Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used to prosecute activists, protesters and human rights defenders.

Long Read

Rain starting to fall on Big Tech's parade

Recent activity demonstrates the need to protect people against the worst excesses of Big Tech dominance over how we interact and relate online. The fight over our data and our autonomy online continues.

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The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips

The security of our devices, applications and infrastructure is paramount to the safe functioning of our digital lives. Good security enables trust in our systems, it is fundamental to protecting the critical information we store and exchange through networks and devices. Similar to how we

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Transparencia Electoral’s new index on data protection during elections in Latin America

Our partner Transparencia Electoral has created an extensive and interactive index on data protection during elections in Latin America. The index evaluates laws and regulations around data protection during the election cycle in 16 countries in the region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile

Press release

PRESS RELEASE: Privacy International and Liberty complaint against Government’s ‘backdoor’ access to Apple data to be heard by Tribunal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONDON - 7 April 2025 The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has confirmed it will hear Privacy International, Liberty and two individuals’ challenge to the legality of the Home Secretary’s decision to use her powers to secretly force Apple to allegedly give the UK Government

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The US border surveillance expansion has global implications

Travelling currently subjects us to huge amounts of surveillance. Yet, the US government is looking to invest vast amounts of resource on new and intrusive methods to monitor us as we travel for work, we visit friends and families, and we explore other cultures. Other governments will be tempted to follow suit, when instead they should be protecting everyone.

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Our key achievements from 2024

Here is a selection of our biggest achievements in 2024.

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The Ghost Protocol: More than journalists in your group chats

There's no need for interception if the security services slide into your DMs and group chats

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With Aid programmes in crisis, we risk more global surveillance

Global Humanitarian and Aid programmes are in crisis. In our experience, this opens the door for MORE ‘aid’ programmes that actually expand surveillance and undermine human rights across the world.

Explainer

How the UK Government is making security harder for everyone

PI believes that the UK Government’s secret power to undermine security everywhere is ridiculous, and disturbing.

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Apple and the long secret arm of the UK Government

Apple disable their 'advanced data protection' service for UK customers following a secret UK Government order demanding access to global user data.

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12 Organisations tell Just Eat, Uber, and Deliveroo: Time to Deliver Answers

Today Privacy International, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Amnesty International and 9 more unions and NGOs are calling on Deliveroo, Uber, and Just Eat Takeaway to protect their workers.

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UK government announces tender for live facial recognition technology

The UK government publishes procurement for live facial recognition technology to be used by police forces across the UK.

Long Read

Mock-up AI chatbot conversation between a human user and an AI chatbot over a gradient blue/purple background with white text boxes and a red text box from the AI bot that says 'Your Ad Here.'

From chatbots to adbots: sharing your thoughts with advertisers

AI chatbots are now being used everyday across different industries and recreationally. We consider the growing possibility that these AI tools are the next home of the multi-billion-dollar advertising industry.

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Studying under Surveillance: the securitisation of learning

EdTech systems are often less about teaching than they are monitoring. Here, we explore the increasing web of surveillance children are experiencing in schools.

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Especialista da ONU recomenda a proibição do reconhecimento facial nas escolas.

A tecnologia de reconhecimento facial prejudica a educação das crianças e deve ser banida das instituições educacionais, diz especialista da ONU.