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Exploiting new technologies that are in our homes and on our bodies as part of criminal investigations and for use as evidence, raises new challenges and risks that have not been sufficiently explored. 

PI intervened in the case challenging the constitutionality of South African surveillance law.

Surveillance technologies are radically transforming the ability of authorities to monitor civic spaces that see the space around them increasingly shrinking

From facial recognition to social media monitoring, from remote hacking to the use of mobile surveillance equipment called 'IMSI catchers', UK police forces are using an ever-expanding array of surveillance tools to spy on us as we go about our everyday lives.

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

After months of research, we filed complaints against seven of data broker companies: Acxiom, Criteo, Equifax, Experian, Oracle, Quantcast, and Tapad.

Effective competition is necessary for privacy and innovation. Increasingly the digital economy is characterised by a few companies in dominant positions. These companies are able to impose terms and conditions that exploit our data and violate our freedoms.

PI challenges police forces' refusal to disclose information on mobile phone surveillance.

Privacy International made a complaint challenging the export of surveillance software developed by a German company to Bahrain

After a complaint submitted by Privacy International, Gamma International UK was found in breach of OECD Guidelines