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Submission Of Evidence To The House Of Lords Select Committee On Artificial Intelligence

Privacy International's response to the inquiry by the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

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Privacy International’s Briefing On The Data Protection Bill For Second Reading In The House of Lords

Privacy International welcomes the aim of this Bill (Data Protection Bill), “to create a clear and coherent data protection regime”, and to update the UK data protection law, including by bringing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive

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A Tracker In Your Pocket: The Colombian Cellphone Registry Is Bad For Human Rights

This blog was written by Fundación Karisma , a member of the Privacy International Network . It does not necessarily reflect the views or position of Privacy International. The Colombian General Prosecutor said recently that the blocking of IMEI is not working. He is talking about a registry created

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Briefing to National Intelligence Oversight Bodies on the Human Rights Implications of Intelligence Sharing

On 13 September 2017, Privacy International, in partnership with 30+ national human rights organisations, launched an international campaign for greater transparency around secretive intelligence sharing activities between governments. As part of this campaign, PI wrote to national intelligence

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Report On The National Data Retention Laws Since The CJEU’s Tele-2/Watson Judgment

This report sheds light on the current state of affairs in data retention regulation across the EU post the Tele-2/Watson judgment. Privacy International has consulted with digital rights NGOs and industry from across the European Union to survey 21 national jurisdictions (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria

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Macedonia: Time to Act on Government Surveillance

Privacy International and Metamorphosis have today written to authorities in Macedonia to provide information and call for assurances regarding government surveillance in Macedonia. For over two years, Macedonia has endured a prolonged and severe political crisis - including wide scale protests and

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Letter And Briefing On The Human Rights Implications Of Reported Mexican Government Hacking Targeting Civil Society

On 28 June 2017, Privacy International sent a letter and briefing to the Mexican government following reports indicating that Mexican authorities had used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to target journalists and human rights defenders working to expose government corruption and human rights abuses. NSO

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The Right to Privacy in Argentina: UPR 28th Session

This stakeholder report is a submission by Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) and Privacy International (PI). The Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) is a non-governmental, non-pro t organisation based in Buenos Aires that promotes civil and social rights in Argentina and other Latin

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The Right to Privacy in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: UPR 28th Session

This stakeholder report is a submission by Privacy International (PI). PI is a human rights organisation that works to advance and promote the right to privacy and government surveillance around the world. Privacy International wishes to bring concerns about the protection and promotion of the right

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Privacy International’s preliminary views on cross-border access to data for intelligence/law enforcement purposes

Privacy International welcomes this opportunity to engage in a dialogue over the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2322 (2016), specifically as they related to intelligence sharing and mutual legal assistance mechanisms to access cross-border data.

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Letter to Cambridge Analytica on 2017 Kenya Election

Earlier this month, it was reported that UK-based data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had been quietly contracted by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party in a bid to win a second term in office. Privacy International has written to Cambridge Analytica to learn more about how the company assessed the

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Privacy International's Views On The Derogations (Exceptions) Contained In The General Data Protection Regulation

Privacy International welcomes the willingness of the UK government to implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which provides stronger standards of protection of personal data to those contained in the EU Directive 1995, whose provisions were implemented in the Data Protection

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Privacy International's Analysis Of The Italian Hacking Reform, Under DDL Orlando

Privacy International generally opposes hacking as a tool for surveillance. While the DDL Orlando is an opportunity to fill the current legislative gap in the use of hacking for investigative purposes, PI believes that it falls short of the requirements of existing international human rights law.

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Italy Cancels Surveillance Export To Egypt But New Undercover Documentary Shows Surveillance Industry Brazenly Continues To Export To Repressive Regimes

Update Subsequent to our letter of January 2017 to the Italian export authorities expressing our belief that the export of an internet network surveillance system to Egypt poses a clear risk to human rights, the Ministry of Economic Development has confirmed in a press release that the authorisation

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Submission on the right to privacy in Thailand, Human Rights Committee, 119th Session

Privacy International's submission on the right to privacy in Thailand, Human Rights Committee, 119th Session. In our assessment to the Committee, national legislation governing surveillance is inadequate, unclear as to the powers, scope and capacity of state surveillance activities and thus it

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Joint Submission on the Right to Privacy in Italy, Human Rights Committee, 119th Session

Privacy International and the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties' Joint Submission in Consideration of the Sixth Periodic Report of Italy Human Rights Committee 119th Session (6-29 March 2017). The submission brings to the attention of the Committee the ongoing concern with Italian security