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Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares

Military tech is seeping into our daily lives, raising urgent questions about who controls our civic life and shapes our future.

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Risks in turning AI chatbots into AI agents... and using MCP

Model Context Protocol (MCP) can extend the capabilities of AI chatbots into your life, but what are the consequences for our privacy and security?

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What is Militarisation of Tech?

The next wave of Militarisation of Tech is here and it comes in many shapes and forms.

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Which comes first, the Google search monopoly or the data?

A judge has ruled that Google must disclose data acquired through the operation of its illegal search monopoly. The case leaves much to be desired in protecting both privacy and fair competition in how big tech operates.

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Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed the rapidly increasing scale of UK police mass facial recognition searches against the passport and immigration databases.

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Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026

The Tribunal establishes the next stages for our case against the UK Government's purported secret order to undermine Apple users' security.

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Challenging the Militarisation of Tech

War and conflict must not dominate our societies and technologies.

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Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares

PI alerts regulator about the use of algorithms by the UK Government and their impact on migrants

All Eyes on my Period? Period tracking apps and the future of privacy in a post-Roe world

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

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Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares

Risks in turning AI chatbots into AI agents... and using MCP

What is Militarisation of Tech?

Which comes first, the Google search monopoly or the data?

Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases

Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026

Featured Campaigns

Challenging the Militarisation of Tech