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Biometrics and counter-terrorism: Case study of Iraq and Afghanistan

A case study illustrating the use and looming dangers of collection and use of biometrics in the name of counter-terrorism.

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Case Study

…it helps us defend ourselves

Trials should be public and tried in a fair manner by an impartial and independent tribunal.

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Case Study

…it facilitates our access to justice

You have the right to obtain legal help and access the justice system when your rights are not respected.

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News

6th August 2021

Apple opens the door to mass surveillance

13th January 2020

Senior Google engineer reveals privacy bombshell in Android’s preinstalled apps

29th July 2019

Here’s the Surveillance the US Exports to Central America as Aid - And it’s Surviving Trump’s Cuts

29th July 2019

Esta es la vigilancia que Estados Unidos está exportando a Centroamérica como ayuda. Y está sobreviviendo a los recortes de Trump

24th May 2019

ICE is Paying Millions to Surveillance Company to Spy on People’s Communications

30th April 2019

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

Examples of Abuse

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

LA police ask Ring owners for footage of protests against police violence

Emails obtained by EFF show that the Los Angeles Police Department contacted Amazon Ring owners specifically asking for footage of protests against racist police violence that took place across the US in the summer of 2020. LAPD signed a formal partnership with Ring and its associated "Neighbors"

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Our Advocacy

@ Social Media: Protect Your Users From Border Surveillance!

Privacy International has today sent letters to leading social media platforms to ask what they're doing to protect their users' from dangerous surveillance by government immigration authorities. The letter comes following the implementation of plans by US authorities to require nearly all visa

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