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This month Brazil adopted a new data protection law, joining the ranks of more than 120 countries which have adopted such legislation, providing individuals with rights against the exploitation of their personal data. But after a veto from the Brazilian president, the law lacks an independent

By Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan What is a safe city? The answer to this question is not uniform; in fact it varies according to who you ask. In a focus group conducted by Digital Rights Foundation in May of last year, consisting of women rights activists from across Pakistan, the answer meant

This piece originally appeared here. Creative Commons Photo Credit: Source Tech competition is being used to push a dangerous corporate agenda. High-tech industries have become the new battlefield as the United States and China clash over tariffs and trade deficits. It’s a new truism that the two

Photo was found here This essay was published in The Sur International Journal of Human Rights, Issue 27, July 2018. Abstract: This essay focuses on elections in Kenya and analyses the use of technology and the exploitation of personal data in both the electoral process and campaigning. We only need

Create Commons Photo Credit: Source Privacy International has achieved an important victory for government transparency and information access rights. This victory stems from a long-running battle with the government to obtain information about the UK police’s purchase and use of IMSI catchers. The

Last year Privacy International conducted research into information left on rental cars after they are returned. Every car we rented contained readily apparent personal information about past drivers and other passengers, including information such as their past locations, smart phone identifier