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Human Rights Watch and Others v. United Kingdom (UK Mass Surveillance)
Seven applicants complaints testing the scope of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal's prerogative to conduct investigations. Their legal action was a result of PI’s campaign and support
Third Direction challenge
Exposing and challenging a secret MI5 policy authorising informants to commit crimes in the UK
Association Confraternelle de la Judiciaire v France (France 24 July 2015 Law on Intelligence)
Challenging the use of surveillance technologies in the context of terrorism-related measures
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.
Naperville Smart Meter Awareness v. Naperville (US Smart Meters)
Smart meters can generate invasive data on households.
Podchasov v. Russia
In December 2021, PI intervened in a case before the European Court of Human Rights which, among others, deals with a disclosure order that would facilitate “the decoding of communications”.
PI Apple TCN Challenge
Our challenge to both the lawfulness and the secrecy of the legal regime governing Technical Capability Notices following the apparent use of one by the UK Home Office to require Apple to maintain the capability to provide access to all data stored on iCloud.
UK Migrant GPS Tracking Challenges
PI filed witness evidence in two cases brought by migrants against their GPS tracking by the UK immigration authorities.