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Myanmar: Dangerous plans for a National Digital ID and Biometric SIM Card Registration must be scrapped

The Government of Myanmar proposes a national digital ID and biometric SIM registration system in absence of data protection laws and security safeguards.

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The Right to Privacy in Kenya

PI submitted with its partners a joint stakeholder report on the state of privacy in view of Kenya's review at the 35th session of the Universal Periodic Review.

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New Swedish draft proposal for government hacking powers violates human rights standards

Privacy International calls for the Swedish draft proposal conferring government hacking powers to law enforcement authorities to be rejected.

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#PrivacyWins: EU Border Guards Cancel Plans to Spy on Social Media (for now)

The EU's border control agency mysteriously cancelled a surveillance system, after we asked a few questions.

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Submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing inquiry into facial recognition policing

On November 1, 2019, we submitted evidence to an inquiry carried out by the Scottish Parliament into the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for policing purposes. In our submissions, we noted that the rapid advances in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the

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Submission to the ICO on Code of Practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning

In October 2019, PI responded to the UK Information Commissioner’s (ICO) consultation on a draft Code of Practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning. This follows on from PI's submission in December 2018, to the ICO’s Call for Views. PI welcomes the draft Code of Practice as a

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PI's submission on human rights protections in the context of peaceful protests

Privacy International's submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests.

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Comments on the Kenyan Data Protection Bill, 2019

We welcome the effort by the Government of Kenya to give life to and specify the right to privacy, already enshrined in Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution of Kenya by proposing a draft Data Protection Act. We particularly appreciate the direct reference to this Constitutional right in the

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Submission to House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies

PI is increasingly concerned that democratic participation can be inhibited by novel and unhindered surveillance both by governments and companies. To safeguard our rights, earlier this year, we launched our work programme, Defending Democracy and Dissent, which aims to investigate the role

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Responding to the Global Proliferation of Surveillance Technology: Our Strategy

Our campaign to Challenge the Drivers of Surveillance aims to expose, make accountable, and change the practices of powerful countries who directly encourage and enable other governments around the world to conduct surveillance. We will stop the transfer of unlawful surveillance, and promote the transfer of adequate privacy protections.

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Policy Briefing - The Future of the EU Trust Fund for Africa

Agreed in 2015, the EU Trust Fund for Africa uses development aid and cooperation funds to manage and deter migration to Europe. It currently funds numerous projects presenting urgent threats to privacy, including developing biometric databases, training security units in surveillance, and equipping

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Policy Briefing - The EU Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) is a external instrument proposed under the EU's next 2021-2027 budget. It will provide funding for surveillance, border security, and migration management projects in third countries currently undertaken by a number of

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How China is supplying surveillance technology and training around the world

This report, which was authored by Lorand Laskai, who is a JD Candidate at Yale Law School, provides an overview of the surveillance technology and training that the Chinese government supplies to countries around the world. China, European countries, Israel, the US, and Russia, are all major

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Digital Identity Call for Evidence Cover

Response to the UK's Call for Evidence on Digital Identity

The UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, along with Government Digital Services, made a Call for Evidence on Digital Identity. In our response, Privacy International reiterated the need for a digital identity system to have a clear purpose, in this case to enable people

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Submission for the report on ‘soft law’ by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights

Privacy International's submission to the consultation initiated by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights on the impact on human rights of the proliferation of “soft law” instruments and related standard-setting initiatives and processes in the counter-terrorism context. In

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Facebook, Google, Twitter: Upgrade Your Ad Archive API!

On 28 August 2019 PI joined International Privacy Network partner Asociación por los Derechos Civiles and others in writing to the Directors of Public Policy for Latin America at Facebook, Google, and Twitter. The letters outline what steps are needed to make the social media giants' ad archives