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Content type: Long Read
A tribunal in the UK has overturned a legal judgment about Clearview’s objectionable scraping of images of people’s faces from the internet. The latest ruling helpfully clarifies what should be in scope of data protection law, and provides a sensible view on how companies that operate across many jurisdictions should not be able to dodge the application of local laws.Clearview’s model of selling intrusive surveillance to law enforcement agencies is not just grim, it also undermines people’s…
Content type: Report
Technologies that have both military and civilian applications are known as "dual-use”. Drone start-ups, arms giants, and satellite manufacturers are among the tech companies which are increasingly marketing surveillance products for both military and civil applications, leading to a blurring of the lines between the two domains. This has serious implications for our freedoms, the militarisation of our societies, and the use of publicly-funded research, particularly from the European Union.…
Content type: Long Read
Legal regimes governing situations of armed conflict and peace time have traditionally been clearly defined, leaving little to no doubt as to which regime applies to what situation. However, the Militarisation of Tech challenges this tidy distinction. Instead we are seeing the blurring of lines between actors, technologies, and the areas of deployment, financing, export, and regulations of certain technologies. This growing overlap between on the ground and remote, between war and peace,…
Content type: Video
LinksLearn more about Repro uncensoredRepro Uncensored incident report formAdriana Smith's caseMore about Adriana's casePrivacy International's Menstruation apps researchResearch on Bing's Typo-searchingMSI on the Global impact of Roe V. Wade being overturnedReport by Fòs Feminista on the Global Impact of the Dobbs DecisionMeta getting rid of factchecking functionAmazon USA report called Obstacles to Autonomy, which includes info on advertising account restrictionsAn report by the Independent…
Content type: Advocacy
On 10 March 2025, Privacy International (PI) attended the 32nd Session of the Committee of the Convention on the the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) in Geneva, and participated in a private briefing to the Committee on the European Union (EU).As part of PI's work promoting Economic and Social Justice, we have been advocating on concerns surrounding the link between privacy, personal data and technology use and the rights of persons with disabilities. To this end, we…
Content type: Examples
MBDA’s start-up NEODE Systems has secured its first major contract from France’s defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to enhance the Akeron MP missile system with AI-driven capabilities. The project will test a decision-support tool designed to boost surveillance, targeting, identification and engagement performance for beyond-line-of-sight missions.https://www.army-technology.com/news/neode-akeron-mp-contract/Publication: Army Technology
Content type: Examples
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon systems and munitions from Swedish defense firm Saab on behalf of the Netherlands and France to support ground combat modernization. The contract includes advanced ammunition types and will begin delivery in 2025. This order builds on a €176 million framework agreement since 2022 and highlights ongoing collaboration between Saab, NSPA, and NATO member states.https://defence-industry.eu/nspa-orders-carl-gustaf-m4-…
Content type: News & Analysis
As the New York Times reports the health programmes are being cut by USAID cuts, the US Government declares them as “inconsistent with the national interest or agency policy priorities.” Sadly at PI we know the kind of foreign aid that governments believe are in the national interest: surveillance funding.We’re alarmed by aid budgets being cut by governments world-wide. People will be hurt, and people will die.And while most of the news has been dominated by the US’s cuts, the UK and France…
Content type: Long Read
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and we’ve been tracking its use around the world for years.This technology is often being deployed in secret, without a clear legal basis and without the safeguards and oversight applied to other surveillance technologies under international human rights law.We’ve increasingly observed the use of unlawfully generated and collected data from these technologies being used in court against people exercising…