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The Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia made a call for submissions on whether the USA PATRIOT Act could allow the U.S. authorities to gain access to Canadians' personal information, enabled through the outsourcing of Canadian public services to the United States. The Commission also called for comments on the implications for compliance with Canadian provincial privacy laws, and to see if anything could be done to eliminate or mitigate the risks.
In this submission to the BC…
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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…
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A conference held today at the London School of Economics will hear new statistics showing that UK law enforcement and investigation agencies are demanding an unprecedented quantity of customer records from communications providers.
Privacy International has compiled figures based on estimates supplied by the Home Office, Ministerial statements, legal experts, the communications industry and the All Party Internet Group of MPs. The figures being released today indicate that police and…
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1. What is CCTV?
CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) is a visual surveillance technology designed for monitoring a variety of environments and activities. CCTV systems typically involve a fixed (or "dedicated") communications link between cameras and monitors.
In the past decade, the use of CCTV has grown to unprecedented levels. In Britain between £150 and £300 million ($225 - $450 million) per year is now spent on a surveillance industry involving an estimated 300,000 cameras. Most…
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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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The French Socialist Party suffered a resounding defeat in parlimentary elections on March 21st and 28th, in part due to a wiretapping scandal that broke a week before the elections. Results showed that they lost over 200 seats in the Parliment and became the minority party. Socialist President Francois Mitterrand will remain in office but is expected to face a tough election in 1994.
The scandal emerged after reports and transcripts were leaked to Paris Daily Liberation, showing that a…
Content type: Report
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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The explosion of telecommunications services has improved the ability for human rights groups to disseminate information worldwide. New telephone, facsimile and computer communications have created opportunities for human rights groups to improve organizing and to promote human rights faster and at a lower cost than ever before. However, these new technologies can be monitored by governments and other groups seeking to monitor the activities of human rights advocates. For this reason, human…
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The explosion of telecommunications services has improved the ability for human rights groups to disseminate information worldwide. New telephone, facsimile and computer communications have created opportunities for human rights groups to improve organizing and to promote human rights faster and at a lower cost than ever before. However, these new technologies can be monitored by governments and other groups seeking to monitor the activities of human rights advocates. For this reason, human…
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… unlawfully and in breach of Article 8 of the Convention; Surveillance measures without initial suspicion are not in accordance with the law, and that the surveillance measures and preservation of data were … domestic remedies to complain against the impugned surveillance measures, contrary to Article 13 of the …
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… vehicles (UAVs), have rapidly emerged as powerful tools for surveillance across various sectors, including military, law … since 9/11 . Yet, the use of drones equipped with surveillance equipment has uncontrollably proliferated, … data, drones offer unparalleled flexibility in aerial surveillance operations. However, their widespread adoption …
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… (GCSB) comprising of a series of bilateral agreements on surveillance and intelligence-sharing. Though these …
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… increasingly used by governments around the world for surveillance. …
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… Mass surveillance is indiscriminate surveillance. Mass surveillance uses systems or technologies that collect, …
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… prevention of terrorism and the quest for ever increased surveillance of our communications and data. Despite the …
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… Surveillance cameras and facial recognition are used to … becoming both more pervasive and more invasive. Surveillance cameras (also known as Closed-Circuit … Governments and law enforcement authorities have used video surveillance in various circumstances ranging from the …
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… underwriting deals). As security increasingly means more surveillance, security assistance is spreading and intensifying surveillance around the world. …
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… they are being used to facilitate targeting, profiling and surveillance. Despite their rhetoric, they are not designed …
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… being is to a degree subject to corporate and government surveillance. But, as research conducted by the Privacy … International Network shows, there is a uniqueness to the surveillance faced by women, trans and gender queer people. … means shedding light on the inextricable ties between surveillance, patriarchy and other systems of oppression, …
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… Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests … the safeguards and oversight mechanisms applied to other surveillance technologies under international human rights … to apply to the entire complex and growing ecosystem of surveillance technology abused during protests. …
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… 'big tech’ companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, or surveillance tech firms and data brokers that you have never … without your consent, or developing ever more intrusive surveillance technologies, we campaign for strong regulation …
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