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Election Technology in Kenya

Electoral processes - along with elections themselves - are one of the largest government data-gathering exercises undertaken outside of censuses (periodic governmental counts of a country's population). This makes electoral processes ripe for data exploitation and abusing the privacy of individual electors.

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UK MPs ignore concerned constituents questions about Facial Recognition Technology

In this piece, we unpack the responses received from UK Members of Parliament between November 2023 and June 2024 following the initial launch of our campaign “The End of Privacy in Public”, and discuss the current state of regulation of FRT in the UK. In doing so, we reiterate our call for FRT’s use to be effectively regulated.

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Studying under Surveillance: the securitisation of learning

EdTech systems are often less about teaching than they are monitoring. Here, we explore the increasing web of surveillance children are experiencing in schools.

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The (un)avoidable rise of Edtech in educational spaces

This piece highlights concerns over the increasing use of data-intensive technologies in educational spaces (EdTech) and examines - among other things - how their unchecked implementation can jeopardize students' rights and education through potential privacy violations, discrimination, and the lack of student input in the adoption of these technologies.

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Election Technology in Kenya

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Decoding vertical tech integrations: why do they matter?

From the Amazon rainforests to subsaharan Africa, tech companies seek to expand their dominance by investing in connectivity infrastructure. While this has certainly brought some benefits, it also raises concerns about big tech's expansion into new territories.

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“When Spiders Share Webs”: Unveiling privacy threats of EU-funded INTERPOL policing programme in West Africa

An insight to our briefing “When Spiders Share Webs” that explores the role the EU-funded INTERPOL programme, the West African Police Information System (WAPIS), in externalising EU borders by transferring interoperable data-driven policing capabilities to West African nations.

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The End of Privacy in Public

We’re facing the end of privacy in public, because of the unchecked rise of facial recognition

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From chatbots to adbots: sharing your thoughts with advertisers

PI’s briefing: A critical examination of facial recognition implementation in educational spaces

Election Technology in Kenya

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

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UK MPs ignore concerned constituents questions about Facial Recognition Technology

Studying under Surveillance: the securitisation of learning

The (un)avoidable rise of Edtech in educational spaces

Election Technology in Kenya

Decoding vertical tech integrations: why do they matter?

“When Spiders Share Webs”: Unveiling privacy threats of EU-funded INTERPOL policing programme in West Africa

Featured Campaigns

The End of Privacy in Public