Advocacy

PI joined 192 organisations in signing an open letter calling on the EU to ensure the upcoming AI Act prevents harms from the use of AI in migration control.

PI joined 75+ organisations to call on EU policy makers to rework the draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive so it is able to address human rights abuses in the tech sector. PI had previously made submissions to the consultation on the draft Directive proposal by the European Commission.

Privacy International (PI) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reviewed the consolidated negotiating document on the UN Cybercrime treaty (full title: “consolidated negotiating document on the general provisions and the provisions on criminalization and on procedural measures and law enforcement” of a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes”) before the fourth session of the Ad-Hoc Committee which is due to consider the text in January 2023.

While PI and EFF are not convinced a global cybercrime treaty is necessary, in our analysis we advocate for having a human-rights-by-design approach in the proposed UN Cybercrime treaty.

PI published its analysis of the conceptual zero draft of the WHO’s Pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response accord (“WHO CAII”) which will be discussed by the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) between 5 and 7 December 2022.

PI welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on the proposed data protection bill in Argentina.

PI’s submission focussed on highlighting the potential harms associated with the use of AI within schools and the additional safeguards and precautions that should be taken when implementing AI in educational technology.

PI's submission on the use of EdTech and the subsequent processing (collection, analysis, retention and sharing) of children and teacher’s data in Brazil at the 41st session of the UPR. See below for our concerns and recommendations

PI's submission on the use of EdTech in India and the subsequent processing (collection, analysis, retention and sharing) of children and teacher’s data to India's review at the 41st session of the UPR. 

On 26 October 2022, PI gave evidence for a second time before the EP Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware.

The text of the draft Directive should be improved with amendments to ensure that current company practices do not result in serious harms for consumers or negatively impact devices’ sustainability.

PI submitted amendments to the EU's Directive on Working Conditions and Platform Work to raise concerns about the threats workers face when they are subjected to automated decision-making systems. This is part of our work defending workers' rights to access information as well appropriate mechanisms to defend their interests, and, more broadly our efforts to ensure that automated decision-making systems are subjected to effective and robust scrutiny.

PI presented a submission as part of the consultation process to provide written input on the working draft of the WHO’s Pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response accord (“WHO CAII”) published on 13 July 2022.

During the 51st Ordinary Session of the Human Rights Council, on 16 September 2022, Privacy International participated in the inter-active dialogue on the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age.

Privacy International contributed to the UN report by submitting its information on current issues of concerns, including government hacking, attempts to limit the use of encryption, and other topics.

Civil society organisations around the globe have written to the World Bank and their Identification for Development Initiative (ID4D), raising concerns about the rollout of digital ID globally.