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Social Media Surveillance

The data generated through peoples' use of social media becomes valuable intelligence to others, who want to monitor, profile, and manipulate.

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The use of social media monitoring by local authorities – who is a target?

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Victory! A Clearview update: some (provisionally) good news from the UK

 

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Content Creators Working for the Algorithm

Creators who produce content for big online platforms, from video game livestreamers on Twitch to adult content producers on platforms like OnlyFans, often find themselves forced to share a lot of data, putting their privacy and security at risk while being given limited information as to how this data is being used.

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Creating content in the gig economy: a risky business

The rise of the gig-economy, a way of working relying on short term contracts and temporary jobs rather than on an employed workforce, has enabled the growth of a number of companies over the last few years. But without the rights that comes with full employment, gig economy workers today don't have access to essential protections.

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Defenders Coalition: Impact of Communication Surveillance on HRDs in Kenya

The Defenders Coalition has undertaken a survey of HRDs across Kenya to understand their level of exposure and their perception of communication surveillance.

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News

18th March 2022

The Clearview/Ukraine partnership - How surveillance companies exploit war

17th December 2021

All we want for Christmas is... Clearview AI to be banned (and looks like it's happening)!

6th December 2021

The ICO’s announcement about Clearview AI is a lot more than just a £17 million fine

29th November 2021

Victory! The ICO provisionally issues £17 million fine against facial recognition company Clearview AI

19th August 2021

Afghanistan: What Now After Two Decades of Building Data-Intensive Systems?

25th May 2021

Privacy International and others file legal complaints across Europe against controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI

Examples of Abuse

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

Fracking company and Lancashire police collaborate to surveil protesters

The energy company Cuadrilla used Facebook to surveil anti-fracking protesters in Blackpool and forwarded the gathered intelligence to Lancashire Police, which arrested more than 450 protesters at Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site over a period of three years in a policing operation that cost more
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Privacy International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's submission to the Canadian consultation on facial recognition for police agencies

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Privacy International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association respond to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's consultation on its draft privacy guidance on facial recognition for police agencies

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