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PI has previously engaged with the UK Law Commission in their ongoing review of the law relating to image-based sexual abuse.

The latest report on the 'deepfake porn bot' demonstrates the pressing need for this review:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/10/21/deep-fake-porn-bot-targets-thousands-women-telegram/

#BOTD in 1929, Ursula K. Le Guin

Part of a serIes of quotes about being #FreeToBeHuman
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PI campaigns against companies and governments who exploit our data and technologies - they threaten our freedom and the very things that make us human https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1318917203908055045/photo/1

What do ‘stalkerware apps’ and ‘deepfake nudes’ have in common? Both types of abuse thrive on objectification of women, as well as sexist and mysoginisitic stereotypes.

More on PI’s position regarding ‘deepfake nudes’ in this @businessinsider piece: https://www.businessinsider.com/deepfake-nude-revenge-porn-telegram-bot-2020-10?r=US&IR=T

Your can read about PI’s work on stalkerware here: https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4204/stalkerware-wont-disappear-notification

So, Fatima's next job clearly WON'T be in cyber 🤔 https://nitter.net/thetimes/status/1318547473003122688

What if entering a shop meant you could end up in a police database? We looked into Facewatch, a company offering facial recognition solutions to shops and bars, and their alleged dealings with the police.

Read our research ➡️https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4216/facewatch-reality-behind-marketing-discourse

Last February, PI and @womensaid launched a series of digital social media cards giving women practical information on how to help stay safe digitally from control and abuse.

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3366/womens-aid-and-privacy-international-launch-digital-information-cards-help-women https://nitter.net/BBCNews/status/1317610641272770562

The CEO of Facewatch, a company offering facial recognition solutions to retailers, has been talking to the media about collaborating with the police. True or false? We investigated! 🧐

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4216/facewatch-reality-behind-marketing-discourse https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1318189156082847746/photo/1

Activists and CSOs around the globe have been challenging identity systems.

With the Harvard Law Clinic, we looked at these key cases taken up by courts in #India, #Jamaica, #Mauritius, and #Kenya.

Check out out Guide to Litigating Identity Systems 👇

https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/guide-litigating-identity-systems https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1318156188870168577/photo/1

We're looking for a consultant to write guides on how to protect yourself from online tracking.

So if you know the topic, git & markdown and are capable of writing easy to follow guides for non technical audience... this is for you!

https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Privacy%20International%20-%20Call%20for%20consultant_0.pdf

Here is an example of the guides we're producing: https://privacyinternational.org/guide-step/3952/telegram-account-settings https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1318139671310905346

(and if you can DM us, use this: https://privacyinternational.org/contact )

Outraged to see advertisers on Facebook that you have never heard of but use your personal data to target you?

We want to hear from you! If you have sent DSARs to these advertisers, DM us and tell us how it went! https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1317027120644849664

Outraged to see advertisers on Facebook that you have never heard of but use your personal data to target you?

We want to hear from you! If you have sent DSARs to these advertisers, DM us and tell us how it went! https://nitter.net/tutu1967/status/1317036227518844929

Watch the new cut-up video @Cassetteboy made for us, about @BorisJohnson and the UK government’s technological hubris in response to the #COVID19 crisis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aA1Wk_NlMI

Watch the new cut-up video @Cassetteboy made for us, about @BorisJohnson and the UK government’s technological hubris in response to the #COVID19 crisis.

https://privacyinternational.org/video/4215/cassetteboy-vs-boris-vs-covid https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1317786503024537606/photo/1

Watch the hilarious new video @Cassetteboy made for us, about @BorisJohnson and the UK government’s technological hubris in response to the #COVID19 crisis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aA1Wk_NlMI

Mask off! 🎭 Who is Facewatch, the company promising facial recognition even when you are wearing a mask? 😷
Read our research: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4216/facewatch-reality-behind-marketing-discourse
And our letter to UK authorities:
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4218/authorities-must-act-police-face-surveillance-network-backdoor

Watch the new mashup video @Cassetteboy made for us, about @BorisJohnson and the UK government’s technological hubris in response to the #COVID19 crisis.

https://privacyinternational.org/video/4215/cassetteboy-vs-boris-vs-covid https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1317416313665576961/photo/1

Read our profile of Facewatch: the Reality Behind the Marketing Discourse

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4216/facewatch-reality-behind-marketing-discourse