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How the police can access your phone's 'unique identifiers' at a protest

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How IMSI catchers can be used at a protest

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PI’s Guide to International Law and Surveillance

PI’s Guide to International Law and Surveillance providing the most hard-hitting results that reinforce and strengthen the core principles and standards of international law on surveillance.

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Your NEW guide to surveillance human rights standards is here

A glimpse into what you can find in the new version of PI’s Guide to International Law and Surveillance. From surveillance of public spaces to spyware and encryption, it’s got everything!

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News

20th January 2023

Remember those IMSI catchers? UK authorities play hide and seek with use of intrusive surveillance technology

5th December 2022

EU Watchdog Finds Commission Failed to Protect Human Rights From its Surveillance Aid to African Countries

27th July 2021

Taming Pegasus: A Way Forward on Surveillance Tech Proliferation

Examples of Abuse

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UK tribunal rules that police may refuse to say whether they use Stingrays

A British freedom of information tribunal ruled that for national security reasons police in England and Wales may refuse to say whether they are using Stingrays, also known as IMSI-catchers, which are capable of tracking thousands of mobile phones and intercepting their calls, text messages, and
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Privacy International's response to the College of Policing consultation on the 'ethical use of data and technologies guidance'

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Privacy International (PI) provided a written response to the College of Policing consultation on the 'ethical use of data and technologies guidance' through which they sought feedback on two new authorised professional practices (APP) on data ethics and data-driven technologies.  

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