News and Analysis

In 2021 Privacy International continued to produced real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us. And, we produced substantial impact that directly affects each of us.

Building on our response to the government’s plans, this piece explains why what they want to do puts every one of us at risk.

Here are a handful of our biggest achievements in 2022.

Apple’s end-to-end encrypted iCloud services are becoming available for global users. This was something that was until now reserved to US users. We have been calling for this for twelve years.

Privacy Internationals and Liberty’s latest legal case against the UK’s Security Service (MI5) hinges on MI5’s failure to police their vast data holdings. PI and Liberty allege MI5 broke the law by not effectively implementing crucial safeguards designed to protect all of us.

The privatisation of migration control and policing takes different shapes and forms.

The latest iteration comes in disguise – specifically, in four pastel colours: if you were to look at this company's main website, in fact, you'd only find wristbands and tools to monitor the well-being of elderly people who live alone. But as stated in their annual report, the majority of British company Buddi's revenue originates from the criminal justice market.