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Content type: News & Analysis
… action, claiming it is an “historic breach of the right to privacy”. Former minister Sir David Davis MP says “It’s … how and why searches can be undertaken. The Home Office stated in legal correspondence that they are working toward … databases, and the EU Settlement Scheme. Campaigners have stated that the giant databases have been turned into …
Content type: Long Read
… numerous West African populations, including the right to privacy Documents disclosed to PI reveal that one of the … free-movement area the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which includes Niger*, Togo, Sierra Leone, … of numerous West African populations, namely the right to privacy, whilst also undermining the rights to freedoms of …
Content type: Long Read
… and extra-territoriality Just like with other human rights, states are bound to respect individuals’ right to privacy even when acting outside their frontiers. The UN … and media workers, including […] surveillance, and urges States to cease and/or refrain from such attacks or …
Content type: Advocacy
… that are respectful of human rights, including the right to privacy, instead of surveillance-based technological … to lead to overly broad collection of personal data by the State party.” Regarding the Data Protection Bill, the … peaceful gatherings.” Advocacy Post date 27th February 2024 Privacy International had suggested the Human Rights …
Content type: Advocacy
… Dejusticia, Fundación Karisma, and Privacy International submitted a joint stakeholder report … proportional to the objective pursued. Regulate the state’s power to monitor the internet and ensure that such … and create clear channels to monitor its use by the state. Regulate cyber-patrolling activities so that they are …
Content type: News & Analysis
… of the perils of MPE tools and their impact on the right to privacy. News & Analysis Post date 7th February 2023 Our … a framework that respects due process and the right to privacy. The report’s main findings are as follows: There is … Legal safeguards need to be put in place by the State in order to have clear rules about the use of MPE …
Content type: Press release
… personal data of millions of people. Key points Liberty and Privacy International win landmark case against MI5’s … Powers Act, otherwise known as the Snoopers’ Charter, state bodies including MI5 are allowed to collect and store … non-compliance risks, it was irrational of the Secretary of State to fail to make enquiries.” Therefore, multiple Home …
Content type: Report
… encryption (E2EE) contributes significantly to security and privacy. For that reason, PI has long been in favour of the … to recreate, in the digital world, the guarantees of privacy that have traditionally applied in private … but rarely secures the metadata of communications. Some states also place restrictions, including criminal …
Content type: Explainer
… management for over 20 years, being used in the United States since the mid 1980’s and in the UK and some other … of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report in 2018 stated that “All GPS equipment tracks offenders movements … that we Read more Companies and industries protect privacy by design, not exploit people and their data. PI …
Content type: News & Analysis
… organisations, submitted complaints before 5 European data privacy regulators against Clearview AI, Inc. ("Clearview"), … clients triggered a plethora of investigations by data privacy regulators across the globe, with most of them … series of challenges brought against it, the company has stated that it only collects "publicly available …
Content type: Advocacy
… relationship and balance of power between citizens and the State – should be a matter for Parliament. Advocacy Post … South Wales Police & Ors , to find the use of LFRT breached privacy rights, data protection laws, and equality laws. The … shift in the relationship between the individual and the State. The implications come not solely from privacy and …
Content type: News & Analysis
… “Sam” Patrick Sole in South Africa. After learning that state spies had been recording Sole’s phone communications … avenue that has been effective, particularly in the United States, is the use of laws which promote transparency over … to pass laws banning biometric mass surveillance , of which Privacy International is a key part. While such laws have …
Content type: News & Analysis
… not only lack requisite skills, the power imbalance between state and migrant calls into question whether provision of a … to account for the power imbalance between individual and state. This is particularly acute for migrants in vulnerable … It is difficult to imagine a more intrusive invasion of privacy than the search of a personal or home computer … …
Content type: News & Analysis
… and agreement. We analyse the power imbalance between the State and individual - which calls into question 'voluntary … It is difficult to imagine a more intrusive invasion of privacy than the search of a personal or home computer ... … in the Bill and narrow in on the power imbalance between state and individual - which calls into question reliance on …
Content type: Examples
… Examples Date 1st June 2020 Location United States of America During the Black Lives Matter protests of … Justice highlights New York Police Department threats to privacy, freedom of expression, and due process and the use …
Content type: News & Analysis
… of the Bill to sufficiently safeguard individuals' privacy when extracting information from electronic devices. … The ICO report was also very critical of this aspect and stated that the police cannot seize phones to go on fishing … their powers under its provisions. The PCSC Bill simply states in section 40 that the Code of Practice will be …
Content type: Long Read
… technology that will work when people are wearing masks Statements by the CEO of Facewatch and marketing documents … So… Did the Metropolitan police ever sign that agreement? Privacy International is not aware whether Facewatch has in … of powers that have been traditionally understood as the state’s prerogative. In their Privacy Notice, Facewatch …
Content type: Long Read
… that the development of the programme poses a threat to privacy and other rights and must be subjected to strong … and linked information about individuals’ lives. The stated aim of LEDS is to “prevent crime and better safeguard … a way negatively affecting individuals’ lives, employment, state benefits, immigration status, and will only become …
Content type: Case Study
… specially without your consent, violates your right to privacy. The proliferation of surveillance technologies and … carry out policing functions traditionally entrusted to the state. In this piece we will have a look into what the first … first agreement to enable image sharing with Kings Cross Estate Services was signed in 2016. At that time the MPS did …
Content type: Case Study
… into the 21st century, Serbia still does not have a strong privacy culture, which has been left in the shadows of past … relevant procedures. The official response of the Ministry stated that all the documents regarding the public … hiljade.kamera.rs as a response to the deployment of state-of-the-art facial recognition surveillance technology …
Content type: Report
… unregulated use of IMSI catchers infringes on our right to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly and … oversight mechanisms. Their use infringes on our right to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly and … form of surveillance equipment that enables governments and state authorities to conduct indiscriminate surveillance of …
Content type: News & Analysis
… had the ability to deploy IMSI catchers . As do other states across the US . Also, IMSI catchers have allegedly … effect on civic society and infringes on our right to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly and … Policing and Technology Mass Surveillance Our legal action Privacy International v. Information Commissioner's Office …
Content type: Press release
… calls for reforms and safeguards so that people's data and privacy is protected from unnecessarily intrusive practices. … and failures by the police in terms of data protection and privacy rights. The report comes as a result of PI’s … that was initiated, in part, because of that complaint. As stated in the report, page 12: "This investigation took into …
Content type: Long Read
… two disappointing decisions refusing appeals brought by Privacy International against the UK Information … detailed description can be found in this witness statement prepared as part of PI’s case. Because IMSI … reporting and publication of documents . Our witness statement set out in detail information in the public domain …
Content type: Case Study
… being in the public space does not extinguish our right to privacy. In fact, it may well be where it is needed most. … and the intrusive surveillance capabilities used by states to monitor protests and acquire information about … about this Adversary Government Related learning resources Privacy Matters …
Content type: Report
… Freedom of Information request Hampshire Constabulary told Privacy International they were using Cellebrite Cloud … the use of cloud extraction in 2014. In March 2018 they state they explored cloud forensics in relation to sex … becoming common practice to use cloud analytics. Lancashire stated that in 2018 they used it weekly in two to three …
Content type: Case Study
… Tens of thousands of people pass through the Kings Cross Estate in London every day. Since 2015, Argent - the group that runs the Kings Cross Estate - were using FRT to track all of those people. Police … material Data and Surveillance Related learning resources Privacy Matters What PI is calling for The future we want …
Content type: Long Read
… A spokesperson at the BBC's research arm confirmed to Privacy International that they withdrew almost … between Universities. The programme’s outputs also state that in order to “develop facial biometric technology … spreading around the world, most notoriously in China. As Privacy International argued in our submission to the …
Content type: Case Study
… of course”. Bates’ attorney at the time, Kimberly Weber stated the court orders were “vague and full of suspicion” . … compelling reasons why it is necessary to intrude on our privacy to find evidence. But there are no clear-cut limits … to an unresolved crime with little or no concern to the privacy of the parties involved. 1. Everyone charged with a …
Content type: Case Study
… agencies across the globe have been acquiring new privacy intrusive tools and developing their capacity to … data as possible, with no consideration for our right to privacy or the impact of these practices on our ability to … Protect People and Communities Online Location United States of America Our campaign IoT in Court More about this …