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The EU, the Externalisation of Migration Control, and ID Systems: Here's What's Happening and What Needs to Change

An overview of how the EU works extensively with non-EU countries to introduce biometric ID systems in order to "manage" migration and borders, and recommendations on possible ways to mitigate the risks

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To Reduce Facebook’s Harms to Teens, Target its Data-Hungry Business Model

Companies like Instagram want to understand who we are. But their extensive and invasive data collection is having devastating consequences.

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Afghanistan: What Now After Two Decades of Building Data-Intensive Systems?

Over the last 20 years, vast data-intensive systems were deployed in Afghanistan by national and foreign actors. As we highlight some of these systems we present our concerns as to what will happen to them.

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How one TECNO phone is putting users' privacy and security at risk

Privacy International bought a TECNO smartphone, and we discovered serious concerns with the phone’s operating system and pre-installed apps.

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Telemedicine and data exploitation

During the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine experienced a global boost. Post-pandemic, the telemedicine industry has been valued at a quarter trillion dollars. However, there are issues, ranging from lack of clear guidelines, lack of training for providers, and issues of connectivity, to costs for patients, the remote care being covered by insurance, that providers must understand prior to deploying telemedicine solutions.

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The EU Parliament Took a Stance Against AI Mass Surveillance: What are the Global Implications?

The European Parliament's resolution on artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police presents an opportunity for the EU to reconsider its role in the development of such tools, their sale, or use as part of its counter-terrorism and anti-immigration policies abroad.

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Free to Protest

The 'Free to Protest' campaign highlights the range of surveillance tools that the police can use to

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

The EU, the Externalisation of Migration Control, and ID Systems: Here's What's Happening and What Needs to Change

To Reduce Facebook’s Harms to Teens, Target its Data-Hungry Business Model

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

Featured Content

The EU, the Externalisation of Migration Control, and ID Systems: Here's What's Happening and What Needs to Change

To Reduce Facebook’s Harms to Teens, Target its Data-Hungry Business Model

Afghanistan: What Now After Two Decades of Building Data-Intensive Systems?

How one TECNO phone is putting users' privacy and security at risk

Telemedicine and data exploitation

The EU Parliament Took a Stance Against AI Mass Surveillance: What are the Global Implications?

Featured Campaigns

Free to Protest