Privacy International @privacyint@mastodon.xyz

UK police are rolling out new spying technologies that monitor us in public, online and even at home. But they’re not telling the public. That’s not #policingbyconsent. We’re working with @libertyhq to shine a light on police spying #NeighbourhoodWatched https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/neighbourhood-watched https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1097824837043658752/photo/1

Consumer law is an important tool for holding companies that exploit data and power to account - interesting decision from France in @UFCquechoisir case against Google - we'll be watching as it progresses https://t.co/WsjBzELM1h

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Our privacy in public spaces is eroding. Read our latest feature on this, which mentions how surveillance cameras and CCTV are being rolled out in Cape Town and Johannesburg - https://t.co/0OQ5GFCoWr https://t.co/Gfh6BCfEMx

Worrying development coming out of South Africa https://t.co/FSRKx5bNvn

NEW - Our response to the @DCMS report on #fakenews ...urgent action MUST be taken to hold the companies and political parties who exploit our data accountable
https://t.co/LKBb2KpMvP https://t.co/hEgqXDNg7l

Do you know what 'IMSI catchers' are? The UK police can use them to locate, track & grab data from your phone, and they're doing this secretly. We’re working with @libertyhq to shine a light on how your local police force might spy on you. #NeighbourhoodWatched https://t.co/TmAXLqusa2

As calls for a ‘secure southern border’ are amplified in the US by politicians and pundits, Silicon Valley techies are coming out in force to proffer swanky digital solutions in the place of 30-ft steel slats & concrete blocks.

https://t.co/o5VukYNckO

@anduriltech https://t.co/u4jRe7Wpgx

One of the UN's largest aid programmes just signed a deal with the CIA-backed data monolith Palantir
https://t.co/uMXpEMHhJT https://t.co/iMBAKPMjCS

Reclaiming the right to privacy is an opportunity to challenge gender inequality. NEW blog by PI's alexandrinepdec and ruhiyakris
https://www.idrc.ca/en/resources/perspectives/reclaiming-right-privacy-opportunity-challenge-gender-inequality

Open letter to #facebook

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/eu-misinformation/

And for more of our work on #dataprotection, check out our guide aimed at encouraging civil society organisations to engage in policy-making processes
https://t.co/ASgtez1TOA https://t.co/0yWulOUI48

If you don't already know, we're on Insta (PixelFed coming soon)! If you do know, why aren't you following us? Read our latest micro blog on why @iamwill is right to care about privacy, but is wrong about data monetisation. https://t.co/JSSeVG5Omw (Insta: @privacyinternational). Photo: Eva Rinaldi https://t.co/v23ZzDOVv2

"PI recently published a report outlining how humanitarian organizations can apply the “do no harm” principle to their work in the digital era." https://privacyinternational.org/report/2509/humanitarian-metadata-problem-doing-no-harm-digital-era Thinking about the unintentional consequences is essential. https://www.devex.com/news/for-humanitarian-orgs-a-fine-line-between-data-misuse-and-missed-use-94271

Selling our data might sound sexy, but let’s be practical. Do we really believe that property rights will stop data exploitation? Here’s our reply to will.i.am on data monetization and why we need a different approach to data monopolies: https://privacyinternational.org/blog/2683/we-dont-want-sell-our-data-we-want-data-rights

Palantir and the UN’s World Food Programme are partnering for a reported $45 million https://medium.com/@privacyint/palantir-and-the-uns-world-food-programme-are-partnering-for-a-reported-45-million-a6a5e811c78a

We are living in a world where some people’s personal data is protected, while others is up for grabs. Why we need to fix the 'data wild west' https://privacyinternational.org/feature/2677/we-need-fix-data-wild-west

Last week we marked #dataprivacyday with a collection of stories highlighting the impact of surveillance and data exploitation on our lives https://privacyinternational.org/feature/2678/wrapping-data-privacy-week-2019

Hello world! Happy to finally be part of the Mastodon community. Follow us if you are interested in #privacy #personaldata #dataexploitation and #surveillance, we'll be talking a lot about these.

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