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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…
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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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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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… whether their communications had been subjected to unlawful surveillance. Because Mr Weider and Mr Guarnieri live …
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… into whether they had been subjected to unlawful surveillance by UK intelligence agencies. You can find more …
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… to investigate whether they had been subjected to unlawful surveillance measures by the UK’s intelligence agencies. 663 …
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… available under French law for individuals subjected to surveillance by enforcement and intelligence agencies with … 13). French law allows for individual complaints regarding surveillance measures to be made to a reviewing body. … agencies are not under any obligation to notify subjects of surveillance of the measures used against them, and those …
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… which, in line with the Court’s case-law on communications surveillance, should be viewed as a serious interference …
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… and general public. We all need to understand the range of surveillance tools that police forces around the world can … and how you can better protect yourself from protest surveillance. Our partners and us have devised guides to educate people on the surveillance capacities police forces across the globe can …
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… App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) are challenging the surveillance techniques deployed by some of the biggest … sector. At PI, we've been concerned about the unprecedented surveillance that gig economy workers are facing from their … platforms and other employers are using dehumanising surveillance that can track every movement a worker makes. …
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… under Polish law for individuals subjected to secret surveillance by government agencies. The applications were … likely that the applicants had been the subjects of secret surveillance operations by various government agencies; and That the laws governing surveillance in Poland were in breach of Article 8 and 13 of …
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… to have no processes or procedures in place to audit this surveillance tactic, have no idea how often SOCMINT is being …
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… The 'Free to Protest' campaign highlights the range of surveillance tools that the police can use to monitor and … and how you can better protect yourself from protest surveillance. We believe that people should be able to … peaceful protests without the police using sophisticated surveillance tools to monitor, track and identify protestors …
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… are asking the European Union to ban mass biometric surveillance. If you’re a European Union citizen, join us in … can force the European Commission to take on biometric mass surveillance properly Facial recognition, and other forms of biometric mass surveillance, can feel like futuristic problems - more …
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… are continuously at risk of violence, intimidation and surveillance as a direct consequence of the work they do, … to learn more about their understanding and experiences of surveillance. Their testimonies illustrate how the promises …
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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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… with private companies. Here is why PI is concerned about surveillance outsourcing, and why together we urgently must expose them. The proliferation of both surveillance technologies and companies that develop or use … to secretly collaborate with private actors and exploit us. Surveillance outsourcing often seeks to exacerbate …
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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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… 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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… is no quality check on the effectiveness of this form of surveillance on decision making. Your social media profile … is no quality check on the effectiveness of this form of surveillance on decision making. Your social media profile …
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… the right of individuals to be free from unwarranted surveillance. This guarantee has trickled down into national … Yet government agencies continue to lobby for increased surveillance capabilities, particularly as technologies change. Communications surveillance has expanded to Internet and digital …
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… privacy and other human rights. Unprecedented levels of surveillance, data exploitation, and misinformation are … privacy and other human rights. Unprecedented levels of surveillance, data exploitation, and misinformation are …
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… . Then, in proceedings brought by Liberty against the bulk surveillance powers contained in the Investigatory Powers …
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… Achieved Results Governments reform intrusive surveillance practices and develop strong safeguards We expose the over-reaching surveillance regimes of governments and statutory bodies, as … work closely with the corporate sector in both developing surveillance capabilities and sharing our data. We litigate …