Long Reads
This country case-study was informed by research carried out by Coding Rights (Laura Alonso and Joana Varon).
1. What are the barriers to access safe and legal abortion care? Abortion is considered a crime in Brazil, except in cases of pregnancy resulting from rape, when it puts the woman's life at risk or, most recently, in cases of fetal anencephaly. Article 273 of the Penal Code also forbids the sale or
This country case-study was informed by research authored by Tasneem Mewa, and edited by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi at the Centre for Internet and Society.
1. What are the barriers to access safe and legal abortion care? The Indian state’s approach to reproductive rights historically has focused on population control rather than enhancing individual autonomy and removing structural barriers to reproductive health services, which is reflected in the
This country case-study was informed by research carried out by KELIN.
This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International’s global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights. Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project. Read about Privacy International’s Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project here and
This country case-study was informed by research carried out by Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia Y Género (ELA)
This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International’s global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights. Read about Privacy International’s Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project here and our research findings here. 1. What are the
This country case-study was informed by research carried out by Paz Peña.
This research was produced by Paz Peña as part of Privacy International’s global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights. Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project. Read about Privacy International’s Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project
This country case-study was informed by research carried out by the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (Elsam).
This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International’s global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights. Read about Privacy International’s Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project here and our research findings here. 1. What are the
In October 2019 Privacy International sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every Local Authority in Great Britain in relation to their use of social media monitoring. This is a full copy of that request. You can read our report here.
Dear Sir/Madam, Freedom of information act request RE: Social media monitoring / social media intelligence FOIA REQUEST For definition of social media intelligence please see background explanation below. We further note the comments of the Office of Surveillance Commissioners Annual Report 2016
UK Local Authorities are looking at people’s social media accounts as part of their intelligence gathering and investigation tactics.
It is common for families with no recourse to public funds who attempt to access support from local authorities to have their social media monitored as part of a ‘Child in Need’ assessment. This practice appears to be part of a proactive strategy on the part of local authorities to discredit
In October 2019 Privacy International sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every Local Authority in Great Britain in relation to their use of social media monitoring. You can find our report here.
Below are extracts from the annual reports of the The Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) and Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) which relate to Local Authorities use of social media monitoring.
The Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) and subsequently the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) regulate and oversee how public authorities use the investigatory powers available to them under existing law.
The Chief Surveillance Commissioner, The Rt Hon Sir Christopher Rose’s Annual Report 2011 - 12 did not refer to social networks but to overt investigations using the internet as a surveillance tool, stating that: “5.17 A frequent response to my Inspectors’ enquiries regarding a reduction in directed
In October 2019 Privacy International sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every Local Authority in Great Britain in relation to their use of social media monitoring. You can find our report here.
A number of policies and guidance documents developed by Local Authorities which have been disclosed to Privacy International in response to the Freedom of Information Act requests relating to social media monitoring, cite the Home Office Covert Surveillance and Property Interference Code of Practice, August 2018.
Below are the relevant extracts from the Home Office Covert Surveillance and Property Interference Code of Practice, August 2018 which relate to social media monitoring conducted by Local Authorities.
Online covert activity 3.10 The growth of the internet, and the extent of the information that is now available online, presents new opportunities for public authorities to view or gather information which may assist them in preventing or detecting crime or carrying out other statutory functions, as