Privacy International @privacyint@mastodon.xyz
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Joined Feb 2019
As @ABC_Charity revealed people suffering from eating disorders are particularly exposed to ads from diet companies. We investigated what those companies are doing with our data. Read more 👇
https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/4603/unhealthy-diet-targeted-ads-investigation-how-diet-industry-exploits-our-data
Mental health, diabetes, back problems, eating habits… These are some of the many information diet companies try to collect about you when they lure you to do online tests. Read more about how they work in our latest investigation: https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/4603/unhealthy-diet-targeted-ads-investigation-how-diet-industry-exploits-our-data
NEW: Privacy International has investigated the diet ad industry: we found out some companies use tests to collect sensitive personal data and share it without consent with third parties. Read more about it here: https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/4603/unhealthy-diet-targeted-ads-investigation-how-diet-industry-exploits-our-data
Our Executive Director @gushosein has joined an incredible group of experts from the global #DigitalIdentity community to nominate individuals and organisatons for #GoodID Awards
Nominees to be announced very soon! ✨ https://nitter.net/GoodID/status/1421179179794669572
It’s easy to feel like there’s nothing you can do to stop being tracked online by advertisers.
✨ But we want you to know that there are steps you can take right now to be a bit more protected.
Read our short how-to guides 👇
https://privacyinternational.org/act/protect-yourself-online-tracking
“Ya nos parece mal que la policía use reconocimiento facial, pero que encima lo haga mediante acuerdos secretos con empresas privadas es totalmente intolerable”, opina @IoannisKouvakas.
Palantir's recent services contract completes their “relentless deployment into UK Government and public institutions’ operations. With public scrutiny of Palantir’s products and services still lacking... this is of great concern” - @LucieCAudibert
Satellite and aerial surveillance tech is increasingly being used to control migration 🛰👀
Read our explainer to understand how this all works and how it affects people
If you're heading out to protest this weekend, check out our FREE protest guides 👇 https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1418862518382915584
Wondering what we’ve been up to recently? 🧐
Catch up on the latest development in our litigation👇 https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1419240257430573065
Looking for a quick summary of the @WHO guidance on AI in healthcare? ⏱
We’ve got your back!
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4594/our-analysis-who-report-ethics-and-governance-artificial-intelligence-health
Companies are selling UK and EU border agencies access to satellite surveillance for migration control 🇪🇺🇬🇧🕵️
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4601/space-final-frontier-europes-migrant-surveillance
Want to know how it works? Check out our latest tech explainer on satellite and aerial surveillance 🛸🛰️🤓
https://privacyinternational.org/node/4595/
Intrusive surveillance tech is increasingly used during protests around the world & has a chilling effect on freedom of assembly. We think it’s essential to monitor the use of such technologies, so we created a protest surveillance tracker.
Take a look! 👇https://pvcy.org/protestsurv
When the Indian govt created unique health IDs, it said they were optional.
However, individuals are now being issued health IDs without their consent or the option to opt out.
Read more from @cis_india 👇
https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/health-id-voluntary-or-mandatory
You've heard of of Drones monitoring the channel ✈? Satellites used for border control 🛰? But you're unsure what this is all about and how it works 🤔?
We've got you: https://privacyinternational.org/node/4595/
What are the next steps for AI and healthcare? The @WHO published their guidance and here are our thoughts.
Following #PegasusProject, read our round-up of how activists are fighting spyware and why we need real change on:
📶 infrastructure
👩🏻⚖️ surveillance law
💰 procurement law
⛑️ surveillance aid
⏩ export law
🏦 shareholders
🕊️ UN systems
🪲 cybersecurity
An array of digital technologies are being deployed in the context of border enforcement.
To effectively critique state use and delve into potential benefits of satellite and aerial surveillance, we must first understand it.
NEW! 🔥
A nascent industry is putting spy satellites in space and selling access to border agencies 📡🛰️
Who's buying? UK & EU border guards🇪🇺🇬🇧🕵️♂️
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4601/space-final-frontier-europes-migrant-surveillance
A thread 🧵
Border agencies already use drones and aircraft to monitor people and traffic on the move..
Want to know how? Check out our explainer https://privacyinternational.org/node/4595/
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We fight for the right to privacy across the world. Sign up for all things #privacy #data #surveillance https://action.privacyinternational.org
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