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Revealed: UK MPs “asleep at the wheel” as government ramps up facial recognition technology

9th November 2023

9 November 2023 - Privacy International (PI) has just published new research into UK Members of Parliament’s (startling lack of) knowledge on the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in public spaces, even within their own constituencies. Read the research published here in full: "MPs Asleep at the Wheel as Facial Recognition Technology Spells The End of Privacy in Public".PI has recently conducted a survey of 114 UK MPs through YouGov. Published this morning, the results are seriously…

Content type: Advocacy

PI’s submission to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding Colombia’s compliance with ICCPR

7th July 2023

In June 2023, we made a submission to the Human Rights Committee ahead of its 138th Session in relation to Colombia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). We called on the UN Human Rights Committee to make the following recommendations to Colombia: The Electoral Law should ensure that the electoral register does not include personal data other than what is required to establish eligibility to vote. The law should define the minimum…