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Essential protections are lacking as governments and industry rush to militarise our tech, data and societies.

Find the answers to all the questions you have regarding the UK's secret Technical Capability Notice (TCN) powers, Apple, and our fight against them.

Governments and companies around the world are fighting to establish their dominance - plunging us into a ‘tech race’ that is redefining the battlefield and blurring the line between civilian and military infrastructures. This visual explainer illustrates a global trend towards a militarisation of tech and the risks involved.

In 2024, Privacy International (PI) and Women on Web (WoW) surveyed sexual and reproductive justice (SRJ) activists to gather their concerns and experiences with privacy and surveillance when conducting their work in digital spaces. Based on their feedback and experiences, we have created a practical guide that SRJ activists can use to help protect their privacy online and to secure their devices. Download the guide here.

Descubra el Juego de cartas sobre tecnología, datos y elecciones  de Privacy International, que le permitirá explorar cuestiones clave como las siguientes:

• ♥ Corazones: Por qué es importante la protección de datos durante el ciclo electoral
• ♦ Diamantes: Qué tecnologías se emplean para gestionar las elecciones
• ♠ Picas: Qué normativa es aplicable a los partidos y demás agentes relevantes
• ♣ Tréboles: Qué papel desempeñan internet y los medios sociales en las elecciones y las campañas políticas

This article summarises Privacy International's view on why a rights based approach to digital health is needed for privacy. 

There is an urgent need for the regulation of facial recognition technologies in the UK to protect people from the grave risk it poses to human rights. In light of this, we conducted research to see how other states and jurisdictions are regulating biometric technologies.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) can extend the capabilities of AI chatbots into your life, but what are the consequences for our privacy and security?

The entanglement of civilian and military data ecosystems blurs legal boundaries, creating critical gaps in privacy and accountability protections.

Military tech is seeping into our daily lives, raising urgent questions about who controls our civic life and shapes our future.

The next wave of Militarisation of Tech is here and it comes in many shapes and forms.