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To the participants of the International Civil Aviation Organization 12th Session of the Facilitation Division,
We are writing to you on behalf of a wide range of human rights and civil liberties organizations to express our concerns regarding a number of decisions emerging from your conferences and their likely effects on privacy and civil liberties. We are particularly worried about your plans requiring passports and other travel documents to contain biometrics and remotely readable ‘contact…
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Privacy International is writing this Open Letter to Members of both Chambers of the Netherlands Parliament to express our deep concern over Justice Minister Donner's proposed 'Wet op de uitgebreide identificatieplicht'. We believe these requirements will violate the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
By way of introduction, Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and…
Content type: Press release
The global human rights watchdog Privacy International (PI) has warned that tens of thousands of UK school children are being finger printed by schools, often without the knowledge or consent of their parents.
The electronic finger printing is being conducted as part of a cost cutting "automation" of school libraries. Privacy International has condemned the procedure, branding it "dangerous, illegal and unnecessary", and has called for a prohibition of the technology in schools.
As many as…
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On July 3rd 2002, the UK Government published a consultation paper on a national identity card. Privacy International has investigated such proposals across the world for more than a decade. Here, we answer all the questions the government has failed to answer.
What sort of ID card does the government have in mind?
What is the difference between an "entitlement" card, and an identity card?
Will an identity card will help eliminate benefit fraud?
Will an identity card help prevent terrorism?
Is…
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In recent years, the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in the UK has grown to unprecedented levels. Between £150 and £300 million per year is now spent on a system that involves an estimated 200,000 cameras. According to the British Security Industry Association, more than three quarters of these systems have been professionally installed. Most towns and cities are moving to CCTV surveillance of public areas, housing estates, car parks and public facilities. Growth in the market is…
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In 1994, in an attempt to discover the problems caused by ID cards, Privacy International compiled a survey containing reports from correspondents in forty countries. Amongst the gravest of problems reported to Privacy International was the over zealous use or misuse of ID cards by police - even where the cards were supposed to be voluntary. One respondent wrote:
On one occasion I was stopped in Switzerland when walking at night near Lake Geneva. I was living in Switzerland at the time and had…
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This report presents a detailed analysis of the international trade in surveillance technology. Its’ primary concern is the ow of sophisticated computer-based technology from developed countries to developing countries – and particularly to non-democratic regimes. It is in this environment where surveillance technologies become technologies of political control.
Surveillance technologies can be de ned as technologies which can monitor, track and assess the movements, activities and…
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… both researchers who work on information security and privacy, challenged the lack of access to redress mechanisms for alleged breaches to their rights to privacy and freedom of expression by UK intelligence … of the ECHR to the territory of contracting member states. It found that the UK owed no obligations under …
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… R (on the application of HM and MA and KH) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court: High Court … (joined) Status: Closed The case In January 2022, Privacy International filed written submissions as … of MPE Our submissions were supported by a witness statement which sought to help the court by: Explaining how …
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… role for everyone around the globe for the protection of privacy, as well as other human rights. Second, we discuss … or other that essentially degrading its security, violates states’ positive obligations to protect the right to respect …
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… Background On 27 May 2021, Privacy International (PI) filed complaints against … Enforcement Directive (2016/680) as transposed in EU member states' national laws. The use of such an invasive, … not be shielded from the scope of UK law on that basis." Privacy International have been granted permission to …
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… et des libertés (CNIL) Status: Open On 26 June 2020, Privacy International (PI) filed a complaint against the … always the case. The complaint follows a [report](https://privacyinternational.org/node/3193) PI published in … for valid consent are not met. Consent is Doctissimo’s stated basis for processing and the only available legal …
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… context, for instance the use of drones by the Unites States to kill over 22,000 people in counter-terrorism … has raised significant concerns regarding the right to privacy and other human rights, as well as ethical …
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… company is also currently under investigation in the United States. Fitbit is a company that produces and sells health … company is also currently under investigation in the United States. Fitbit is a company that produces and sells health …
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… relation to how they handle vast troves of personal data. Privacy International brought this case, together with … pre-existing case ( Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others ), … bulk interception warrants on the basis of misleading statements made to the relevant authorities. Privacy …
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… Privacy may seem like an abstract concept, but for many … use of digital technologies can seriously compromise their privacy and have grave consequences for their safety. … is a focus on empowering individuals in the face of state and corporate power. If we don’t intervene, people …
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… complaint in Karlsruhe against the use of so-called state -trojans and the state’s handling of IT security gaps in the absence of … state trojans present unique and grave threats to privacy and security. It has the potential to be far more …
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… the European Union (CJEU). The initial case was brought by Privacy International before the IPT on 8 June 2015. In this case, Privacy International challenges the acquisition, use, … network to process data for the SIAs of a member state falls within the scope of Union law and of the …
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… the development of welfare and obligations of states to individuals date back centuries. Some of these … to name a few ESCR are positive rights this means that a state must take steps “to the maximum of its available resources” to progressively realise them. States have various obligations: to respect ESCR (itself …
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… trade agreements, fundamentally misunderstand data, privacy and data protection. Over the last decade trade … data flows (including of personal data) and to restrict States' ability to mandate the disclosure of source code and … data flows (including of personal data) and to restrict States' ability to mandate the disclosure of source code and …
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… there is a real risk that the use of new tools by states or corporations will have a negative impact on human rights, including the right to privacy. AI-driven consumer products and autonomous systems …
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… The right to privacy is enshrined in international and national law … . The GDPR is “particularised and complemented” by the ePrivacy Directive, another EU legal text. The ePrivacy … it is a Directive was required to be implemented by Member States through national law. On 10 January 2017, the …
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… Surveillance, by its very nature, impacts on personal privacy. Sharing surveillance intelligence with other … international human rights law. Without proper safeguards, states can use intelligence sharing as a way of outsourcing … international human rights law. Without proper safeguards, states can use intelligence sharing as a way of outsourcing …
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… Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash On 1st February 2013, Privacy International, together with the European Centre for … in relation to the general risk management of Trovicor". Privacy International appealed against the decision and …
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… Colombia Application no.: D-11902 Status: Open In May 2017, Privacy International filed an intervention in a case … Code which, taken together, enable the mass surveillance state through indiscriminate monitoring and violate privacy. … aim of preserving public order. Similarly, the communiqué stated that the provisions allowing the installation of …
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… AB v Post- och telestyrelsen (C‑203/15) and Secretary of State for the Home Department v. Watson (C‑698/15), ECJ, Judgment, 21 December 2016 Privacy International intervened , together with Open Rights Group in the Secretary of State for the Home Department v. Watson (C‑698/15) case …
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… Case name: Doe v. Cisco Systems Inc. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Application … no.: No.15-16909 Status: Closed On 11 January 2016, Privacy International, together with EFF and Article … an amicus urging the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a lawsuit brought by Chinese Falun Gong members and …
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… In March 2016, Privacy International together with other non-governmental … and the correspondence), Ms Ismayilova alleges that the State was either directly responsible for the very serious … not comply with its duty to take measures to protect her privacy rights by failing to conduct an effective …
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… On 28 February 2017, Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation … Meter Awareness v. City of Naperville before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The case, … Court’s decision that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in aggregate electrical usage data, regardless of …