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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

Privacy International (PI) welcomes today's report from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) into three credit reference agencies (CRAs) which also operate as data brokers for direct marketing purposes. As a result, the ICO has ordered the credit reference agency Experian to make

In a landmark decision that shines a light on widespread data protecton failings by the entire data broker industry, the ICO has today taken enforcement action against Experian, based in part on a complaint PI made in 2018.

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UN experts report highlights role of private military and security companies in immigration management

A new report by the UN Working Group on mercenaries analyses the impact of the use of private military and security services in immigration and border management on the rights of migrants, and highlights the responsibilities of private actors in human rights abuses as well as lack of oversight and

A new UN experts report shines light on the role of private military and security services in immigration and border management and their impact to the rights of all migrants.

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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

(Questions/Réponses) La plus haute Cour de justice de l’UE a jugé que les régimes de surveillance de masse du Royaume-Uni, de la France et de la Belgique doivent respecter la vie privée

Q&A: EU's top court rules that UK, French and Belgian mass surveillance regimes must respect privacy

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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

UN experts report highlights role of private military and security companies in immigration management

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Fighting the Global Covid-19 Power-Grab