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- Victory at the High Court against the government’s use of 'general warrants’ https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/4358/victory-high-court-against-governments-use-general-warrants 106 comments
- EU’s high court finds UK, FR and BE surveillance regimes must respect privacy https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/4205/press-release-ruling-eus-highest-court-finds-uk-french-and-belgian-mass 7 comments
- Did GCHQ illegally spy on you? https://privacyinternational.org/illegalspying 5 comments
- UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/uk-intelligence-forced-to-reveal-secret-policy-for-mass-surveillance-of-residents 143 comments
- Facebook TOS vote a con trick? http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd%5B347%5D=x-347-564312 11 comments
- Privacy International files complaints against GPS tagging of migrants in the UK https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4941/privacy-international-files-complaints-against-gps-tagging-migrants-uk 18 comments privacy
- Open letter to Tecno mobile re: outdated software leaving customers vulnerable https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/4613/open-letter-tecno-mobile 4 comments privacy
- Pakistan cooperates heavily with international surveillance initiatives against its own citizens, particularly those led by the US National Security Agency (NSA). The Pakistani government is by far the largest known recipient of NSA funds. https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2018-08/PAKISTAN%20REPORT%20HIGH%20RES%2020150721_0.pdf 25 comments pakistan
- Victory at the High Court against the government's use of 'general warrants' http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4359/victory-high-court-against-governments-use-general-warrants 3 comments privacy
- No, Facebook is not telling you everything—Despite Facebook's claim, “Download Your Information” doesn’t provide users with all advertisers who uploaded a list with their personal data. https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3372/no-facebooks-not-telling-you-everything 3 comments privacy
- No, Facebook is not telling you everything https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3372/no-facebook-not-telling-you-everything 8 comments privacy
- Privacy International and over 50 other organisations have submitted a letter to Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai asking Google to take action against exploitative pre-installed software on Android devices. https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/3320/open-letter-google?fbclid=IwAR08Ph6WUQyzRvxxZaF6FkN4wpv2z1hcKCdjkW214ViTAlCjq2cAli12aOw 6 comments degoogle
- Privacy International and 50+ other orgs challenge Google on Android's pre-installed bloatware https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/3320/open-letter-google 25 comments privacy
- Period tracking apps sharing data to facebook https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3196/no-bodys-business-mine-how-menstruation-apps-are-sharing-your-data 7 comments technology
- How Menstruation Apps Are Sharing Your Data https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3196/no-bodys-business-mine-how-menstruation-apps-are-sharing-your-data 17 comments privacy
- ICE is Spying on people’s communications. ICE Paid 19 million dollars to a private company to Wiretap peoples Phone Calls, Text Messages, and Emails. https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/2995/ice-paying-millions-surveillance-company-spy-peoples-communications 11 comments privacy
- Betrayed by an app she had never heard of: How TrueCaller is endangering journalists https://www.privacyinternational.org/case-study/2997/betrayed-app-she-had-never-heard-how-truecaller-endangering-journalists 13 comments technology
- Tech giants do not face enough competition, new report says https://www.privacyinternational.org/news/2763/tech-giants-do-not-face-enough-competition-new-report-says 21 comments technology
- Facebook Must Explain What it's Doing With Your Phone Number https://www.privacyinternational.org/report/2759/facebook-must-explain-what-its-doing-your-phone-number 8 comments privacy
- Facebook still tracks you on Android apps (even if you don't have a Facebook account) https://privacyinternational.org/blog/2758/guess-what-facebook-still-tracks-you-android-apps-even-if-you-dont-have-facebook-account 122 comments worldnews
- Every Police force in the UK will soon use body worn video cameras to record us in public https://www.privacyinternational.org/feature/2724/every-police-force-uk-will-soon-use-body-worn-video-cameras-record-us-public 32 comments technology
- Every Police force in the UK will soon use body worn video cameras to record us in public https://www.privacyinternational.org/feature/2724/every-police-force-uk-will-soon-use-body-worn-video-cameras-record-us-public 6 comments privacy
- Antitrust is beginning to bite the big tech companies https://www.privacyinternational.org/news/2685/antitrust-beginning-bite-big-tech-companies 40 comments privacy
- How Apps on Android Share Data with Facebook - Report https://www.privacyinternational.org/report/2647/how-apps-android-share-data-facebook-report 22 comments privacy
- I asked an online tracking company for all of my data and here's what I found - These companies are like invisible strangers, peering over your shoulder taking notes about what you do online and offline. https://privacyinternational.org/feature/2433/i-asked-online-tracking-company-all-my-data-and-heres-what-i-found 9 comments firefox
- The UK admits using global mass surveillance system against civil society, violating human rights. https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/2283/press-release-uk-intelligence-agency-admits-unlawfully-spying-privacy 3 comments technology
- The UK admits using global mass surveillance system against civil society, violating human rights. https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/2283/press-release-uk-intelligence-agency-admits-unlawfully-spying-privacy 2366 comments worldnews
- Documents obtained by Privacy International show that UK intelligence agencies may analyse our Facebook and Twitter accounts https://www.privacyinternational.org/node/1532 5 comments technology
- Italy cancels surveillance export to Egypt but new undercover documentary shows surveillance industry brazenly continues to export to repressive regimes [x-post /r/europrivacy] https://www.privacyinternational.org/node/1439 5 comments italy
- Denmark Approves Export of Internet Surveillance System to China https://www.privacyinternational.org/node/894 3 comments worldnews
- UK government claims power for broad, suspicionless hacking of computers and phones https://www.privacyinternational.org/?q=node/545 8 comments worldnews
- The secret "Five Eyes" surveillance treaty that authorises intelligence sharing between the UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand should be published, European court of human rights told https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/privacy-international-asks-europes-human-rights-court-for-details-about-five-eyes-spy 190 comments worldnews
- UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance of residents’ Facebook and Google use https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/uk-intelligence-forced-to-reveal-secret-policy-for-mass-surveillance-of-residents 2 comments europe
- UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance of residents’ Facebook and Google use https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/uk-intelligence-forced-to-reveal-secret-policy-for-mass-surveillance-of-residents 4 comments worldnews
- Why did UK intelligence services investigating Snowden destroy this keyboard/trackpad controller chip and this backlight inverter chip? What do they know that we don't? https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/what-does-gchq-know-about-our-devices-that-we-dont?print=yes 23 comments technology
- Ubuntu phone: Canonical Says Operating System Will Be Open, But Admits Baseband Will Be Closed https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/can-we-have-an-open-phone-please-the-case-of-the-ubuntu-phone 129 comments linux
- If you think Prism was bad, you have to look at what the law behind it allows. It's much, much worse. https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/a-guide-to-fisa-ss1881a-the-law-behind-it-all 11 comments privacy
- Why Privacy Matters - A good video to pass on when asked this question. https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/why-privacy-matters 3 comments privacy
- UK's Charles Farr (Counter Terrorism Office) says the snooper's bill will allow them to monitor SSL traffic. How? https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/draft-communications-bill-reveals-home-offices-mass-surveillance-plans-going-ahead 113 comments netsec
- How Facebook's Targeted Advertising Destroyed a Young Man's Life https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/how-facebooks-targeted-advertising-destroyed-life-young-man 5 comments technology
Linking pages
- Skype under investigation in Luxembourg over link to NSA | Skype | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/11/skype-ten-microsoft-nsa?cmp=twt_gu 294 comments
- Mass snooping fake mobile towers 'uncovered in UK' - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33076527 285 comments
- UK surveillance powers bill could force startups to bake in backdoors | TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/10/uk-surveillance-powers-bill-could-force-startups-to-bake-in-backdoors/ 154 comments
- Skype under investigation in Luxembourg over link to NSA | Skype | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/11/skype-ten-microsoft-nsa 53 comments
- Snowden leaks: GCHQ 'attacked Anonymous' hackers - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26049448 44 comments
- Is An American Company's Technology Helping Turkey Spy On Its Citizens? http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/10/25/procera-francisco-partners-turkey-surveillance-erdogan/ 42 comments
- Europe is using smartphone data as a weapon to deport refugees | WIRED UK http://www.wired.co.uk/article/europe-immigration-refugees-smartphone-metadata-deportations 41 comments
- Private firms selling mass surveillance systems around world, documents show | Surveillance | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/18/private-firms-mass-surveillance-technologies 34 comments
- Fresh ACS:Law file-sharing lists expose thousands more - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11425789 33 comments
- The anti-drone hoodie that helps you beat Big Brother's spy in the sky | Design | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/mar/31/anti-drone-hoodie-big-brother?intcmp=srch 27 comments
- Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients - Reveal https://revealnews.org/article/facebook-data-abortion-crisis-pregnancy-center/ 24 comments
- The UK now wields unprecedented surveillance powers — here’s what it means - The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13718768/uk-surveillance-laws-explained-investigatory-powers-bill 21 comments
- NSA 'planned to discredit radicals over web-porn use' - BBC News http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25118156 21 comments
- Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10796584 20 comments
- Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted, says UK spy boss - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27887639 18 comments
- EXCLUSIVE: UAE recruiting ‘elite task force’ for secret surveillance state | Middle East Eye http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-uae-elite-task-force-security-secret-surveillance-state-135285760 14 comments
- Facebook gives users trustworthiness score - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45257894 13 comments
- Google accused of criminal intent over StreetView data - BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10278068.stm 12 comments
- Universities are tracking their students. Is it clever or creepy? | Universities | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/aug/03/learning-analytics-universities-data-track-students 11 comments
- Police number plate camera scheme broke law in Royston - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23433138 11 comments