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2026-07-07 14:00:15 CEST

Russia is building its own version of the internet so the state can monitor, block and control what people do online.
Authorities say it’s to protect from foreign-controlled infrastructure, but internet “sovereignty” is increasingly being used to expand state surveillance.
https://6-28.mastodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/116/878/580/743/304/270/original/07c105d8f7f691e9.mp4

2026-05-15 22:01:13 CEST

We're plunging us into a ‘tech race’ that blurs the line between civilian and military infrastructures.
It's seeping into our daily lives, raising questions about who shapes our future.
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5756/challenging-militarisation-tech-visual-explainer

2026-05-15 16:00:10 CEST

The Grok AI scandal may be one of the first major tests of whether existing data protection law can constrain generative AI systems.
Regulators are investigating whether AI-generated deepfakes constitute unlawful processing of personal data under GDPR.
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5770/collateral-damage-grok-ai-and-human-cost-generative-ai

2026-05-14 18:23:02 CEST

We welcome the UK government's confirmation, within the Kings Speech yesterday, that they plan to bring forward legislation to regulate the police's use of facial recognition technology (FRT).

2026-05-12 15:15:14 CEST

Tools for everyday convenience can easily serve surveillance, repression or warfare
One company involved in that is Airbus - commercial planes plus military tech. Read our report with Corporate Watch
https://privacyinternational.org/report/5732/dual-use-tech-airbus-example

2026-05-11 18:23:01 CEST

The companies building surveillance tools in conflict zones are playing central roles in our lives
The militarisation of tech is reshaping our townsquares
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5669/blurring-line-how-militarisation-tech-reshaping-our-town-squares

2026-05-11 00:07:01 CEST

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Kenya's AI system is no different. It asks intrusive questions like what type of toilet people use, and what material the walls are made of, and whether they own a bicycle - and assigns a score.

2026-05-11 00:07:01 CEST

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Around the world access to public benefits is increasingly designed and managed in ways that cost us our privacy, dignity and autonomy
https://privacyinternational.org/taxonomy/term/675

2026-05-11 00:07:01 CEST

NEW: Kenya's Social Health Authority used AI to overcharge the poorest Kenyans while undercharging the richest - exposed by Lighthouse Reports, Africa Uncensored, and @npub168d…tu7v
https://sha.africauncensored.online/

2026-05-11 00:07:01 CEST

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The report reveals a shocking disregard for fairness - consultants had advised the government that the system was "inequitable", "out of date", and "highly likely to miscalculate".

2026-05-10 11:22:00 CEST

Online ads range from being annoyingly random to being eerily accurate. Either way it can be difficult to make sense of how certain ads end up in front of you.
Real-time bidding might be the culprit 👇
https://privacyinternational.org/node/2974/

2026-05-10 00:07:01 CEST

Tools for everyday convenience can easily serve surveillance, repression or warfare
One company involved in that is Leonardo, Italy’s largest defence and aerospace company. Read our report with Corporate Watch
https://privacyinternational.org/report/5732/dual-use-tech-leonardo-example

2026-05-09 11:22:01 CEST

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Listen in to learn about life in Kenya as a young person - from mobile money, to data protection, to government surveillance. https://digitalhealthandrights.com/digital-health-and-rights-project/

2026-05-09 11:22:01 CEST

For PI's latest Tech Pill podcast, we dove into data debt spirals in Kenya with Joan, a member of the Kenyan Community Advisory Team helping to steer the Digital Health and Rights Project.
https://privacyinternational.org/video/5765/community-health-kenya-data-debt-spiral

2026-05-08 18:23:01 CEST

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From the EU’s InvestAI to the UK’s numerous memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Anthropic and OpenAI to the US’ million-dollar contracts with major AI companies, we’re seeing a growing interest from governments in AI development and adoption particularly for public services.

2026-05-08 18:23:01 CEST

NEW: From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models
In our latest piece, we explain what the current ‘govAI’ looks like across the UK, EU and U.S. and the privacy implications this could have for residents of a country.
https://pvcy.org/PJtBty
👇Thread below!

2026-05-08 18:23:01 CEST

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These uses raise questions around privacy and data protection. How are residents’ data protected and managed when being processed and stored by a black box algorithm? Are there data-sharing risks when it comes to tuning? And is this the most responsible use of taxpayer money?

2026-05-06 17:02:24 CEST

♠ ¿Qué normativas se aplican a los partidos políticos y otros actores políticos durante las elecciones?
♠ Dado que las elecciones se basan cada vez más en datos, es importante que todas las organizaciones involucradas en campañas políticas procesen los datos de los votantes de conformidad con los principios de protección de datos.

2026-05-06 17:02:24 CEST

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♠ Los riesgos de la elaboración de perfiles, la predicción y la microsegmentación pueden incluir cámaras de resonancia, la privación de derechos y la discriminación de votantes minoritarios, la posible inhibición de la participación política, el aumento de la polarización, la erosión de un debate democrático sólido y el debilitamiento de la integridad electoral.
♠ ¡Descubre nuestro juego de cartas sobre datos, tecnología y elecciones para obtener más información! https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5724/juego-de-cartas-tecnologia-datos-elecciones

2026-04-15 02:00:57 CEST

We’re asking companies to
- Publish information about the algorithms they use
- Provide personalised explanations of how algorithms were involved in decisions
- Let workers & their reps test how management algorithms function
Find out more: https://privacyinternational.org/node/5509/

2026-04-12 00:07:01 CEST

Governments are exerting control over access to abortion information and care on the Web, including blocking websites and surveilling people’s online activity.
Read our practical guide offering guidance to Sexual and reproductive justice activists.
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5742/privacy-international-women-web-securing-reproductive-justice-guide-digital-privacy

2026-04-10 14:07:03 CEST

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Read our report with Rights and Security International to learn more about how dangerous this data can be.
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5757/dangerous-data

2026-04-10 14:07:03 CEST

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In some cases people have been subjected to armed encounters or prolonged imprisonment.
These incidents can have lasting effects on safety, dignity and livelihoods.
This reflects a dangerous shift in policing.
Decisions should not be made by database results and inferred connections.
Police access to and use of databases must be more strictly controlled.

2026-04-10 14:07:02 CEST

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These systems often contain inaccurate or incomplete information, yet they’re treated as reliable enough to justify interventions.
Our research details many cases of mistaken identity, police looking up victims and bystanders, harms with racist and/or sexist implications, searches due to political activities, and even officers looking up fellow officers.

2026-04-10 14:07:02 CEST

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Police in the US are searching databases (including ones provided by private companies) for information about people - without a warrant, without any real suspicion of wrongdoing and without people’s knowledge.

2026-04-09 00:07:01 CEST

♥️ ¿Te pasas la noche esperando los resultados electorales? ♦️ ¡Nuestro juego de cartas sobre datos, tecnología y elecciones te mantendrá entretenido! ♠️ Juega a las cartas y habla sobre la protección de datos de los votantes con tus compañeros.♣️ https://privacyinternational.org/node/5724

2025-02-24 16:00:01 CET

Last week, Apple responded to a secret order from the UK government - called a Technical Capability Notice - by removing data security options for millions of people in the UK.
We think. We don't know - because Apple would not be allowed to say! 👀
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5530/apple-and-long-secret-arm-uk-government

2025-01-23 18:23:01 CET

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This follows the launch of our campaign that seeks to push gig economy companies like Just Eat Takeaway, Uber Eats and Deliveroo to significantly improve their transparency around the algorithms they use to manage their workforce.
https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5509/time-deliver-answers-open-letter-just-eat-takeaway-uber-and-deliveroo