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The Second Order: The UK Government's new secret order still strikes at Apple's security

The UK Government has reportedly issued a new secret order to Apple, and it's likely still as dangerous.

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Big Tech’s bind with military and intelligence agencies

Big Tech is now in the business of enabling government surveillance. It was just a matter of time before they became tools of war and abuse.

Long Read

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Toward Regulation: Addressing the Legal Void in Facial Recognition Technology

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.

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Patient data and the healthcare AI boom

The UK Government heads down a strange path of accepting AI investment from US firms.

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Which comes first, the Google search monopoly or the data?

A judge has ruled that Google must disclose data acquired through the operation of its illegal search monopoly. The case leaves much to be desired in protecting both privacy and fair competition in how big tech operates.

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Rewilding the Internet with Maria Farrell

This week Gus and Caitlin are rewilding the Internet with Maria Farrell. What do you want using the internet or your devices to feel like? What can ecology teach us about unwinding corporate capture of the digital commons? How do we take back our home online?

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Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed the rapidly increasing scale of UK police mass facial recognition searches against the passport and immigration databases.

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Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026

The Tribunal establishes the next stages for our case against the UK Government's purported secret order to undermine Apple users' security.

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Do early steps into agentic AI respect our needs for privacy and security?

AI assistants and agents are landing. These AI firms must move with great care as they innovate in this environment.

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Meta and Yandex break security to save their business model

Big Tech abuses localhost to spy on users. This brazen innovation is sadly consistent behaviour.

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What the app? What will WhatsApp's pursuit of revenue mean for no-strings encryption

Ads are coming to WhatsApp - but what does that mean for their encrypted messaging? Privacy and online business models haven't always got along...

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All Eyes on my Period? Period tracking apps and the future of privacy in a post-Roe world

Given the continued threats to sexual and reproductive rights globally, we ask: are period tracking apps truly safe for those who rely on them?

Long Read

Rain starting to fall on Big Tech's parade

Recent activity demonstrates the need to protect people against the worst excesses of Big Tech dominance over how we interact and relate online. The fight over our data and our autonomy online continues.

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The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips

The security of our devices, applications and infrastructure is paramount to the safe functioning of our digital lives. Good security enables trust in our systems, it is fundamental to protecting the critical information we store and exchange through networks and devices. Similar to how we

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Transparencia Electoral’s new index on data protection during elections in Latin America

The index evaluates laws and regulations around data protection during the election cycle in 16 countries in the region.

Press release

PRESS RELEASE: Privacy International and Liberty complaint against Government’s ‘backdoor’ access to Apple data to be heard by Tribunal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONDON - 7 April 2025 The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has confirmed it will hear Privacy International, Liberty and two individuals’ challenge to the legality of the Home Secretary’s decision to use her powers to secretly force Apple to allegedly give the UK Government