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Stop GILAB

Privacy International joined civil society efforts to call the South African Parliament not to approve the draft General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill 2023 (GILAB), which was approved by the Cabinet and introduced in Parliament. The Bill was proposed by the South African government, after the Constitutional Court found the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act of 2002 (RICA) unconstitutional on multiple grounds. The draft Bill fails to meet the human rights standards on many…
PI's comments on revised draft UN Cybercrime treaty
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Privacy International’s Comments on the Revised Draft Text of the UN Cybercrime Convention (November 2023)

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Privacy International’s Briefing on the Draft Text of the UN Cybercrime Convention

PI and EFF's comments on UNcybecrime treaty
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Privacy International and Electronic Frontier Foundation Comments on the Draft Text of the UN Cybercrime Convention

This was submitted by PI and EFF for the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, which is due to consider the text in August 2023. Our submission covers provisions in the chapters related to procedural measures and law enforcement, as well as international cooperation of the proposed UN Cybercrime treaty (full title: Comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes). We also provide general comments on Article 54…
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Joint submission to European Commission on cross-border sharing of data for mixed criminal law and immigration control purposes

This joint submission to the European Commission consultation on security-related information sharing was signed by Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN), Statewatch, Euromed Rights, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Access Now, Privacy International (PI), Refugee Law Lab (York University), Homo Digitalis and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM). Signatures were subsequently added from European Network Against Racism (ENAR), Dr Derya Özkul and Dr Niovi…
PI and EFF submission to the fifth session of the UN cybercrime treaty negotiations
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PI and EFF's comments on the draft UN Cybercrime treaty (Chapter on International Cooperation)

PI delivering an oral statement during the Fourt Session of UN Cybercrime Treaty negotiations
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PI's intervention at the fourth session of the UN Cybercrime Treaty negotiations

Following our comments on the draft Treaty text, PI's intervention, during the fourth session, focused on the provisions of the draft Treaty that deal with procedural measures and law enforcement. Specifically, we emphasised that the investigative measures contained in the draft Treaty should only be limited to serious offences only that are established by the Treaty. In addition, we urged delegates to remove a provision contained in the draft Treaty text that would allow authorities to exploit…