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News & Analysis

UK High Court orders groundbreaking redress for thousands of migrants affected by unlawful phone seizures and data extraction

In a case that found seizing and extracting data from migrants' mobile phones breached their fundamental right to privacy, UK courts breathe some life into the human rights principle of access to remedy.

Long Read

Privacy and Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Post-Roe world

Concerning news from the US about the restriction of the right to abortion have made many reconsider their engagement with platforms processing health data. Here, we provide an overview of our research findings on the intersection of privacy and sexual and reproductive health.

Press release

UK Tribunal agrees that Meta’s acquisition of GIPHY harms competition

On 14 June 2022, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) upheld the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) assessment that Meta’s purchase of GIPHY harms competition. On 18 October 2022, the CMA confirmed its order for Meta to sell GIPHY, citing risks over users' data quoting among the key competition concerns.

News & Analysis

UK High Court rules blanket seizure of asylum seekers' phones breached Article 8 ECHR

Background Today judgment has been handed down in the landmark case of [R (HM and MA and KH) v Secretary of State for the Home Department](https://privacyinternational.org/legal-action/r-hm-and-ma-and-kh-v-secretary-state-home

Advocacy

Recommendations for the trilogue on the Digital Markets Act

Privacy International (PI) welcomes the aim of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to address some of the challenges posed by the way the current digital markets operate. As we noted in our preliminary assessment, the proposal put forward by the European Commission in December 2020 contains some

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When ID leaves you without identity: the case of double registration in Kenya

Tens of thousands of Kenyan citizens are stuck in legal limbo, unable to obtain national IDs because their fingerprints are captured in refugee databases. Their dilemma highlights the pitfalls of humanitarian biometrics.

News & Analysis

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All we want for Christmas is... Clearview AI to be banned (and looks like it's happening)!

Bit by bit regulators across the world are chipping off the toxic business model that Clearview AI relies on.

News & Analysis

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The ICO’s announcement about Clearview AI is a lot more than just a £17 million fine

Following PI’s submissions before the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as well as other European regulators, the ICO has announced its provisional intent to fine facial recognition company Clearview AI. But this is more than just a regulatory action.

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Victory! A Clearview update: some (provisionally) good news from the UK

The ICO has provisionally issued a £17 million fine against facial recognition company Clearview AI.

Advocacy

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Best Before date policy brief: Device sustainability through long-term software support

Out-of-date devices can become privacy and security liabilities, as well as tools of exclusion. To accompany the soaring demand for a right to repair, we are demanding for device sustainability through long-term software support and more transparency from manufacturers.

Long Read

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An unhealthy diet of targeted ads: an investigation into how the diet industry exploits our data

Companies selling diet programmes are using tests to lure users. Those tests encourage users to share sensitive personal data, including about their physical and mental health. But what happens to the data? We investigated to find out.

News & Analysis

UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds the regime for bulk communications data to be incompatible with EU law

The UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal issued a declaration in our challenge to the bulk communications data regime, finding UK legislation to be incompatible with EU law.

Long Read

Q&A: Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rules UK mass surveillance laws violate privacy and freedom of expression rights

On 25 May 2021, the Grand Chamber of the European Court issued a landmark ruling on UK mass surveillance practices. Below we answer some of your questions.

Press release

Human rights groups win European Court of Human Rights claim on UK mass surveillance regime

Eight year legal battle against UK mass surveillance programmes exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden culminates in victory for privacy.

News & Analysis

Amazon Alexa/NHS contract: ICO allows partial disclosure

The Information Commissioner's Office issued a decision on our complaint relating to the failure by the UK Department of Health and Social Care to disclose the full, unredacted contract with Amazon.

News & Analysis

A win for Unwanted Witness: Uganda’s data protection authority finds ride sharing app unlawfully disclosed personal data to third parties

Unwanted Witness’ research into motorcycle ride sharing app Safeboda, highlighting their failures to comply with data protection law, leads data protection regulator to take enforcement action.