Human rights abuses based on use of new technologies happen everywhere in the world. Almost all governments try to acquire more control on people by use of modern technologies (e.g. facial recognition ...

Powerful companies use their resources and products to profile and judge us, to decide what we see, what we may access, what we may do, and if and how we may participate. They interfere with our ...

Electronic tags have been a key part of criminal justice for many years throughout the world. As traditional radio-frequency tags are replaced by GPS ankle tags, we examine how these different ...

Who are the workers behind the training datasets powering the biggest LLMs on the market? In this explainer, we delve into data labeling as part of the AI supply chain, the labourers behind this data ...

Companies selling diet programmes are using tests to lure users. Those tests encourage users to share sensitive personal data, including about their physical and mental health. But what happens to the ...

In June 2023, PI conducted a survey of UK MPs through YouGov, which highlighted their startling lack of knowledge of the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in ...

With more and more connected devices around us, the chance that you've been hit by an update notification is high. But what do these software updates do? How do they actually work, and why are they ...

The European Court of Human Rights’ judgment on the 10 Human Rights Organisations case is imminent. Privacy International sat down with whistleblower Ed Snowden ...

As revelations about the abuses of NSO Group's spyware continue, we take a look at what is being done around the world to challenge the surveillance tech industry and the powers they sell. Key points ...

PI has obtained hundreds of documents detailing surveillance techniques used in trainings organised by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training; They’re being used to train authorities ...

Over the last 20 years, vast data-intensive systems were deployed in Afghanistan by national and foreign actors. As we highlight some of these systems we present our concerns as to what will happen to ...

PI, Worker Info Exchange, and App Drivers and Couriers Union have teamed up to challenge the unprecedented surveillance that gig economy workers are facing from their employers. Key findings The ...