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Q&A South African Constitutional Court amaBhungane case

The Constitutional Court of South Africa declared that bulk interception by the South African National Communications Centre is unlawful and invalid.

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South African Constitutional Court declares bulk surveillance powers unlawful

Today, the Constitutional Court of South Africa in a historic judgment declared that bulk interception by the South African National Communications Centre is unlawful and invalid. The judgment is a confirmation of the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria’s powerful rejection of years of secret and

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Victory at the High Court against the government's use of 'general warrants'

In another victory for the rule of law, the UK High Court has held that the security and intelligence services cannot rely on non-specific warrants - otherwise known as general warrants - to authorise wide-ranging property interference and certain forms of computer hacking.

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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

In a landmark decision that shines a light on widespread data protecton failings by the entire data broker industry, the ICO has today taken enforcement action against Experian, based in part on a complaint PI made in 2018.

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Q&A: EU's top court rules that UK, French and Belgian mass surveillance regimes must respect privacy

The Court of Justice of the European Union issued judgments in three cases in the UK, France and Belgium. We answer some of the main questions.

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The impact of our public campaign against the proposed Google/Fitbit merger

During summer 2020, over 2,500 people signed PI's public petition opposing the proposed Google/Fitbit merger. We sent the petition to the European Commission, who are yet to decide if the merger can proceed. The Commission responded by thanking petitioners for their concerns and cooperation, just as they opened a detailed phase 2 investigation into the merger.

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Our response to Google: Privacy isn't a Luxury

Google respond to our low-cost tech campaign. There's some good news, some bad news, and some mediocre news.

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Google/Fitbit merger: more scrutiny from the EU Commission

No doubt this is turning out to be a summer full of news about internet companies' digital dominance. In June, Google notified the European Commission of its plan to

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Mental health site sharing your personal data? We're going after them

Following our report "Your Mental Health for Sale", PI has submitted a complaint against Doctissimo to the French data protection authority (CNIL)

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New UN High Commissioner report highlights the impact new technologies have on the right to protest

At a time where the mass surveillance of protests has been at the forefront, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a timely report on the impact of new technologies on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of assemblies, including peaceful protests. The new report

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Case Study

Huawei infiltration in Uganda

Unwanted Witness, our partner organisation based in Uganda, explore critical questions around Huawei's surveillance dealings with the Ugandan government raise. While Huawei's relationship with the government raises concerns for human rights, many of these concerns remain unaddressed.

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