The prominent role of data and tech in elections can lead to a chilling of political participation as well as raising privacy concerns, particularly for minoritised groups. Find out more by reading our piece on disenfranchisement & privacy: privacyinternational.org/long-read/57...

Voter Disenfranchisement: A Privacy Issue

Democratic institutions are facing growing challenges in respecting and protecting the right to privacy during the election cycle. Likewise, certain groups of voters, often including minorities, are…

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Should employers consult their workers before rolling out 'bossware' workplace monitoring technology? That's what the UK government is trying to decide. www.theregister.com/software/202....

Claude AI shared chats have been reportedly exposed in Google Search results If you want to protect yourself (as much as possible) from risks like these, read our guide 👉 privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...

Claude: Settings and good practices

AI chatbots are used by people in a variety of ways, including to conduct research, create content and analyses, deliver projects, and engage in conversations. We are concerned these AI tools can…

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🚨 NHS England apologises and admits that actually employees from Palantir can access indentifiable patient information via the Federated Data Platform (FDP). www.publictechnology.net/2026/08/03/h...

NHS apologises and admits Palantir engineers have access to identifiable patient data

The central health service body has acknowledged the inaccuracy of claims previously made in a transparency document which indicated that only NHS staff were able to see such sensitive information…

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Public money. Private AI models. Opaque contracts. Minimal accountability. We’ve seen this story before 👀

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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Police in the UK are gathering vast amounts of personal data and have plans to share this data across 50 law enforcement agencies, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, and others. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666459...

Inside police plans to share intelligence and crime data across the UK | Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly examines police plans to share intelligence across the UK that will lead to a huge increase in data sharing between police forces. Tools under development with Palantir will allow…

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BREAKING: Apple are back alongside ourselves and Liberty - in challenging the UK government's regime of secret TCNs. www.ft.com/content/2cc9...

Our Free to Protest guide provides a range of information about police surveillance capabilities so you can be prepared when you next head out. Happy protesting! 🪧 pvcy.org/freetoprotest

Free to Protest | Privacy International

We all need to understand the range of surveillance tools that police forces around the world can use to monitor and identify you if you attend a protest, and how you can better protect yourself from...

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Facial recognition technology is being used in schools and universities worldwide. We are mapping where. If you know of a case in your country, share it. Help build the picture. pvcy.org/frtmap

We need your help! Have you seen facial recognition used in a school or university? pvcy.org/frtmap

🛢️➡️🤖 Governments once subsidised oil. Now they’re bankrolling AI. But who benefits: the public, or private tech firms? Read more:

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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A facial recognition system restricted in Europe is being used in India under the guise of “women’s safety”. Surveillance sold as safety, without safeguards, protects no one.

Facial recognition is entering classrooms and campuses. We are tracking its spread and impact on privacy rights. pvcy.org/frtmap

We are gathering evidence on facial recognition in education settings. If you are aware of deployments in your country, your insight matters. pvcy.org/frtmap

Governments are jumping on the AI hype train 🚂 But is regulation stuck in the station?

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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A senior immigration judge has just accused the Home Office of relying on "AI hallucinated" evidence to refuse the asylum claim of a Moroccan woman and her child, fleeing forced underage marriage and violence including rape.

Have you seen facial recognition used in a school or university? This technology raises serious privacy and human rights concerns. pvcy.org/frtmap

Education should not resemble a high-surveillance environment. Privacy International is documenting the use of facial recognition in schools and universities. We need your input. pvcy.org/frtmap

The right to privacy isn't about hiding things. It's about protecting your foundational human freedom to develop into and become your whole self.

Privacy Matters | Privacy International

To be free and equal Privacy has become all the more essential in the age of data exploitation. The way data and technology are now deployed means that our privacy is under increased threat and on a scale...

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Meta has patented an AI wearable that could track users’ voices, surroundings and emotions to create workouts based on mood. This ‘fitness innovation’ is a privacy disaster for life and for society.

Facial recognition technology is being used in schools and universities worldwide. We are mapping where. If you know of a case in your country, share it. Help build the picture. pvcy.org/frtmap

We need your help! Have you seen facial recognition used in a school or university? pvcy.org/frtmap

When governments become customers as well as regulators, who protects privacy then?

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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Did you know that some brand new phones come with software that is already unsupported? It seems obvious, but companies should ship phones with operating systems that are not out of date. Read more

Privacy shouldn't be a luxury | Privacy International

Buying a brand new low-cost phone can leave you with an outdated operating system and exploitative apps.

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Facial recognition is entering classrooms and campuses. We are tracking its spread and impact on privacy rights. pvcy.org/frtmap

We are gathering evidence on facial recognition in education settings. If you are aware of deployments in your country, your insight matters. pvcy.org/frtmap

Tools for convenience can easily serve surveillance, repression or warfare One company involved in that is IAI, Israel’s largest government employer. Read our report with @corporatewatch.bsky.social

Dual-use tech: the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) example

Technologies that have both military and civilian applications are known as "dual-use”.

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From surveillance systems embedded in Syria's machinery of repression, commercial spyware in Saudi Arabia, and mass communications monitoring in Egypt, the @SMEX report shows how 'innovative' technology can become a tool of control 👇

New report on the militarization of tech in the SWANA: Produced, tested, deployed - SMEX

Human testing. Those two words evoke mental images of inhumane experiments and feelings of disquiet, as they should. Yet human testing of militarized technology is happening in the Southwest…

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Technology shapes rights. Public services shape lives. If AI sits at that intersection, accountability is essential.

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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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 @corporatewatch.bsky.social