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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

13th January 2020

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

29th July 2019

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

29th July 2019

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

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

14th January 2019

We’re Suing the Government to Learn Its Rules for When It Hacks Into People’s Devices

Examples of Abuse

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

US Department of Homeland Security deployed aerial surveillance during BLM protests

US Customs and Border Protection Data show that the Department of Homeland Security deployed helicopters, airplanes, and drones over 15 cities, including New York City, Buffalo, Dayton OH, and Philadelphia, where demonstrators assembled to protest the killing of George Floyd and collected at least

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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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