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A guide to getting your data from WhatsApp

Your WhatsApp stores a lot of information about you in the cloud. Here we show you how you can gain access to it.

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Why Forensics Matter: Immigration officers and the quality of evidence in the UK

2022 will see a raft of high tech surveillance tools emerging in the UK government’s arsenal, which will further entrench a ‘hostile environment’ for migrants. We have written to the UK Forensic Science Regulator, urging him to conduct a review into use of digital forensic activities by immigration officers.

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The use of SMS in the delivery of reproductive and maternal healthcare

Short Message Services (SMS) are being used in MHealth initiatives which aim to deliver crucial information to expecting and new mothers. But there are concerns that there is limited transparency about numerous aspects of SMS health services, and how the data is being processed, by whom and in accordance to what safeguards.

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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.

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Data Interception Environment

The Data Interception Environment (DIE) is a tool that you can use to analyse how your data is being used by app developers and third parties. It allows you to see how apps are sending your data from your device back to the company or to third parties.

Report

The use of digital technologies in political campaigning in Colombia

PI partner Dejusticia’s latest research tackles the use of micro-targeting in the 2018 Colombian presidential campaign and the 2015 and 2019 Bogotá mayoral campaigns.

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Managed by Bots

PI together with Worker Info Exchange (WIE) and the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) are

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Managed by Bots: surveillance of gig economy workers

Human Rights Groups Submit Complaint to European Ombudsman Calling for Investigation into EU Surveillance Aid

Can a Covid-19 face mask protect you from facial recognition technology too?

For a world where technology will empower and enable us, not exploit our data for profit and power.

Featured Content

A guide to getting your data from WhatsApp

Why Forensics Matter: Immigration officers and the quality of evidence in the UK

The use of SMS in the delivery of reproductive and maternal healthcare

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

Data Interception Environment

The use of digital technologies in political campaigning in Colombia

Featured Campaigns

Managed by Bots