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Protecting Civic Spaces

Civic spaces where we are free to develop, protest and preserve our intergrity and autonomy are increasingly under threat as new surveillance technologies are radically transforming the ability of authorities to monitor them.

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...it allows us to take part to our communities' culture

You have the right to share the benefits of your community’s culture, arts and sciences.

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...it protects our right to rest

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

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News

15th June 2020

Ethnic minorities at greater risk of oversurveillance after protests

11th June 2020

Why Amazon's temporary ban of police use of facial recognition is not enough

3rd June 2020

Data protection: a piece of the puzzle to “do no harm” in the digital age

6th April 2020

We must protect people in vulnerable situations during lockdown or quarantine

2nd April 2020

The EU needs to provide assistance to migrants affected by Covid-19. But their latest proposal does nothing of the kind.

24th February 2020

The SyRI case: a landmark ruling for benefits claimants around the world

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Examples of Abuse

Want to know how this translate in the real world? Here is the latest example in the news.

US law enforcement uses drones to communicate with homeless encampments

At least four law enforcement agencies in the US - two in California, and one in each of Maryland and Texas - are using drones to communicate with homeless people about maintaining social distance because encampments are located in areas that are difficult to access and police do not have to visit
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Our Advocacy

PI's joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

Privacy International (PI), Fundaciòn Datos Protegidos, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D) and Statewatch submission highlights examples on how digital technologies deployed in the context of border enforcement and administration reproduce, reinforce, and compound racial discrimination.

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