PI's complaints to regulators

Privacy International made a complaint against six UK-based telecom companies on the grounds that they had permitted GCHQ to access their fibre optic networks, breaching OECD Guidelines.

OECD Complaint v. Gamma (Surveillance Technology Exports from UK to Bahrain)

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

OECD Complaint v. Trovicor (Surveillance Technology Exports from Germany to Bahrain)

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

NCA Ethiopia Hacking

Privacy International submitted a dossier to the National Crime Agency requesting the investigation of the interception of an Ethiopian activist's communications

NCA Bahrain Hacking

Privacy International filed a complaint urging the National Crime Agency to investigate the facilitation of surveillance of Bahraini activists by Gamma International UK

Challenge to Hidden Data Ecosystem

Privacy International filed complaints with multiple data protection regulators to investigate potential GDPR infringements by data brokers, ad-tech companies and credit referencing agencies.

This legal challenge relates to a complaint filed in 2020 with the French data protection authority (CNIL) against Doctissimo, a popular French health site. In May 2023, the CNIL found a number of breaches of GDPR, and imposed a €380,000 fine on the company.

woman concerned about her helath data going to third parties

Challenge to Hidden Data Ecosystem in Political Campaigning

Privacy International filed a complaint with the UK data protection regulator to investigate potential data protection infringements by a political consultancy.

Challenge to Big Tech commercial interests in healthcare

Privacy International filed a complaint with the UK data protection regulator to obtain the full, unredacted contract between the Department of Health and Social Care and Amazon.

Challenge against Clearview AI in Europe

This legal challenge relates to complaints filed with 5 European data protection authorities against Clearview AI, Inc. ("Clearview"), a facial recognition technology company building a gigantic database of 10 billion + faces. All 5 authorities have now found Clearview's practices unlawful, imposed

Corporate employee handing over facial images to a police officer

Complaint on EU surveillance transfers to third countries

PI and 5 other human rights organisations are calling on the European Ombudsman to investigate evidence that several EU bodies are supporting surveillance in non-EU countries in breach of EU rules.

A slide from a presentation given by the Spanish police that states: The future is to use MALWARE.

Challenge to UK government’s Encryption Meetings with Big Tech

On 24 September 2021, PI submitted a complaint to the UK’s data protection authority - the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) challenging the Home Office’s refusal to provide information about its meetings with tech companies around encryption.

ICO Complaint against the UK's GPS tagging of migrants

This legal challenge relates to a complaint filed with the UK's Information Commissioner (ICO) against the UK Home Office's policy and practice of using GPS ankle tags to monitor migrants released on immigration bail.

Light projection on UK Home Office building reading "WATCHING MIGRANTS 24/7"

European Commission's review of the Amazon/iRobot merger

Our intervention before the EU competition regulator in its review of the merger between Amazon and iRobot

OECD Complaint v. BT et al. (Facilitating UK Fibre-Optic Cable Access)