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privacyint, 11 days ago to random

Are you seeing a new ID system in your country or city?

Get a head-start on the legal arguments to challenge such systems by reading our guide on litigating identity systems 👉

https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/guide-litigating-identity-systems

privacyint, 22 days ago to random

The defence and protection of the environment continues to come at a high cost for activists. 🌱💚

We surveyed climate activists on their use of tech and created a guide to mitigate information shared online & limit social media monitoring.

https://pvcy.org/climate

privacyint, 22 days ago to random

2024 is a big year for sports fans. 🏆

Increasingly we have seen mass surveillance measures being introduced at sports events, impeding the enjoyment of the right to privacy and right to participate in sporting life.

Read our blog: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5325/sports-and-surveillance

privacyint, 27 days ago to random

Do you know how much of your personal data is stored in your apps?

We’ve created a series of guides to help you collect your data from numerous social media apps, so that you can find out:

https://privacyinternational.org/act/get-app-cloud-data

privacyint, 28 days ago to random

Did you know we have a podcast?

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or on our website! 👂

https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/technology-pill-podcast

privacyint, 29 days ago to random

On Wednesday, a UK court dealt the third legal blow in just 3 months to the country’s policy of GPS tagging of migrants, subjecting them to 24/7 surveillance.

What happened?

Our lawyers have put together a recap for some Friday reading:

https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5323/two-court-judgments-one-regulatory-decision-bricks-fall-around-uks-gps-tagging

privacyint, 30 days ago to random

Car manufacturers have started treating cars like glorified smartphones.

They’re embedded with sensors and processors with increasing connectivity, which means vast amounts of data is being generated on your driving behaviours everytime you take the wheel. 😬

We’ve seen insurance & advertising business models being trialled based on the data gathered from your car. Law enforcement agencies are also getting in on it, getting the tools to access these new data sources.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/connected-cars-illegal-data-collection-and-use-now-on-ftcs-radar/

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

🧐 There’s a misconception that privacy is just about hiding personal information, but privacy is actually so much more than that.

Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/privacy-matters

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

The UK's record on civic and political rights was recently examined by the UN Human Rights Committee. 🇺🇳

TL;DR, it was appalling. ☠️

In particular, they called out the cruel policy of GPS tagging migrants.

https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CCPR%2FC%2FUSA%2FCO%2F5&Lang=en

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

Tech companies usually want you to believe technology will improve anything, including managing humans. That’s not the story we’re witnessing. 👀 #InternationalWorkersDay

Algorithmic management and workplace surveillance can come with very real and harmful consequences, from breach of fundamental rights to job loss.

To read about some of those stories, check our website 👇
https://privacyinternational.org/examples/examples-algorithmic-management-abuses

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

On today's International Workers' Day we're looking at how work has been changing through algorithmic management, or the practice of managing employees through software, can have harmful consequences on our lives, livelihood, and futures 🤕

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

If you’ve applied for a job, there’s a chance that your potential new employer has used AI software from a third-party company in determining your application.

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

Got a burning question about what your government has been doing and you cannot find the answer?

Filing a Freedom of Information request might be what you are looking for!

Here are our top tips to do it right:

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3970/foi-guide-people-who-file-foi-requests

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

⚠️ Last weekend saw more trials of of AI Surveillance ahead of the Paris Olympics.

This time, it was Black Eyed Peas concert-goers and football fans at PSG v Lyon who were the test subjects, less than two months after a ‘successful’ test

AI surveillance enables profiling of people according to physical attributes such as perceived gender, race, clothing style, gait, etc. - the next step in complete, discriminatory, arbitrary and abusive surveillance of public spaces.

https://www.dw.com/en/paris-tests-ai-surveillance-ahead-of-olympics/a-68874609

privacyint, 1 month ago to random

If you’re a content creator that uses an online platform like YouTube or OnlyFans to make a living, you’re working for a ‘black box’.

A small tweak to the algorithm can have a drastic impact on your livelihood.

Learn more: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/content-creators-working-algorithm

privacyint, 2 months ago to random

🚨TOMORROW, the European Parliament will vote on the EU's harmful New Pact on Migration and Asylum.

TODAY, 161 Civil Society Organisations call on MEPs to #StopThisPact and vote to REJECT the files.

Read our statement for more 👇
https://picum.org/blog/81-civil-society-organisations-call-on-meps-to-vote-down-harmful-eu-migration-pact/

privacyint, 2 months ago to random

If you’re an educator and want to help your students navigate tech and data issues, we’ve created a resource for you!

https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/teaching-about-data-resource-educators

privacyint, 2 months ago to random

🔍 Dive into our latest report 🔍

We’ve examined data retention regulations across ten key jurisdictions, revealing concerning trends. From blanket obligations on telcos, to lacking procedural safeguards, learn more about the state of data privacy 👇

https://privacyinternational.org/report/5267/pis-briefing-national-data-retention-laws

privacyint, 2 months ago to random

Browsing for protest-related materials can be risky, particularly in countries that persecute or discourage dissent.

As govts exert control over access to the Web, people are turning to VPNs to access social media & share info on protests.

Learn more:

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5009/guide-vpn-use

privacyint, 2 months ago to random

Evidence of the surveillance of environmental activists keeps mounting, so we put together a guide on how to limit social media monitoring for those protecting our planet 🌎

https://pvcy.org/climate

privacyint, 3 months ago to random

MAJOR NEWS: EU ministers have this week passed the landmark Platform Work Directive (#PWD) following lengthy trilogue discussions between the Council, Parliament, and the Commission.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/11/platform-workers-council-confirms-agreement-on-new-rules-to-improve-their-working-conditions/.

privacyint, 3 months ago to random

🚨 Yesterday, a UK court handed down the first judgment on GPS tagging of migrants.

It's a win and vindication for the Claimant, Mark Nelson, and his lawyers as the court found that the Home Office had been unlawfully tracking him with a GPS ankle tag for over a year.

https://www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-finds-that-the-home-offices-imposition-of-a-gps-tag-was-unlawful-for-over-a-year-in-the-first-case-of-its-kind

privacyint, 3 months ago to random

Today, we are actively engaging in the Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities with the UN Human Rights Council #HRC55

privacyint, 3 months ago to random

Trials of AI Surveillance ahead of the Paris Olympics have begun.

Deployed at two Depeche Mode concerts this past weekend - can governments just not get enough of intrusive, unnecessary and disproportionate surveillance?

Almost a year ago, the French Parliament passed a special law allowing unprecedented, invasive AI surveillance to be deployed during the Olympic games and until December 2024.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/03/03/paris-olympics-2024-testing-on-algorithmic-video-surveillance-of-the-games-begins_6580505_13.html#

privacyint, 3 months ago to random

RT @privacyint: Watch our new short video about how live facial recognition will spell the end of privacy in public.

And if you’re in the UK, join our campaign by asking your MP to find out if it’s being used in your local areas https://t.co/Dm78wicErq https://t.co/Dm78wicErq