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We campaign for a world where technology will empower and enable us, not exploit our data for profit and power. This involves uncovering and researching misuse of our data, and shining a light on how technologies are being used to track, monitor, profile and manipulate us.

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Fighting the Global Covid-19 Power-Grab

In the rush to respond to Covid-19 and its aftermath, government and companies are exploiting data with few safeguards. PI is acting to ensure that this crisis isn't abused.

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Advertisers on Facebook: who the heck are you and how did you get my data?

Investigating brands using Facebook for advertising, exposing how difficult it is to understand how our data's used and demanding Facebook make it easier to exercise our rights

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Neighbourhood turning into Policing, Inc.

Unmasking Policing, Inc.

Governments are secretly collaborating with private companies. Here is why PI is concerned about surveillance outsourcing, and why together we urgently must expose them.

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UK Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS): the new police mega-database

The Home Office is currently developing a UK-wide police 'super-database' containing a vast amount of data, which mixes both evidential and intelligence material. Here is why PI is concerned about LEDS and what we are doing about it.

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Investigating Apps interactions with Facebook on Android

We look at how apps are exposing peoples' activities and behaviours to Facebook.

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Fighting Mass Surveillance in the Post-Snowden Era

What Happened On 5 June 2013, The Guardian published the first in a series of documents disclosed by

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