Germany

Reports and Analysis

Key Resources

Data Exploitation in the German Elections

In the lead up to the 2017 German federal elections, there was much debate about the benefits and dangers of data analytics for political purposes. There were some controversies concerning the use of data and the lack of information provided by political parties also raised concerns.

Long Read

Criminal complaint to National Cyber Crime Unit on behalf of Bahraini activists

Privacy International in October 2014 made a criminal complaint to the National Cyber Crime Unit of the National Crime Agency, urging the immediate investigation of the unlawful surveillance of three Bahraini activists living in the UK by Bahraini authorities using the intrusive malware FinFisher

News

30th April 2019

Cambridge Analytica, GDPR - 1 year on - a lot of words and some action

7th February 2018

Exploiting Privacy: Surveillance Companies Pushing Zero-Day Exploits

6th July 2015

Surveillance Company Hacking Team Exposed

25th July 2014

Elaman and Gamma: what's selling and who's buying in Indonesia?

12th May 2014

After HMRC Ruling, What Will Government Do About Potentially Illegal Exports Of Surveillance Technology?

9th February 2014

Privacy International, HMRC to go to trial over agency's refusal to reveal state of any investigation into Gamma International

Examples of Abuse

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Contact tracing helped Germany control the pandemic

Germany’s contact tracing system is thought to have been critical in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak, especially given superspreader events such as infections in meat packing plants. Each of Germany’s 16 federal states is responsible for health, and together with the national Robert Koch Institute

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