Privacy International @privacyint@mastodon.xyz

Ever visited a mental health website before? How much do you think they keep and share about your website visit?

Tomorrow, we're in Court, represented by @Libertyhq & @DoughtyStPublic arguing for transparency of the use of #IMSIcatchers, intrusive mobile phone surveillance equipment by UK Police.

https://privacyinternational.org/legal-action/privacy-international-v-information-commissioners-office-imsi-catcher-foia https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1165935669329289218/photo/1

Can an app you have never heard of potentially lead to your arrest? This is what happened to Chloe, a journalist working in West Africa.
We told her story - and asked the company, @Truecaller, to change their practices: https://privacyinternational.org/case-study/2997/betrayed-app-she-had-never-heard-how-truecaller-endangering-journalists

This is happening more and more often.
By facilitating the creation of an extensive database of user information, SIM card registration places individuals at risk of being tracked or targeted, and having their private information misused: https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/2654/101-sim-card-registration https://twitter.com/ApTI_ro/status/1161228855476137990

This is outrageous - apparently NYC has been making public the burial records of fetal remains and the actual names of the women linked to them. This again highlights the issue of gender inequality when it comes to privacy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-has-been-releasing-burial-records-of-fetal-remainsand-names-of-women-linked-to-them-11566420004?shareToken=stda5838dd0c7044a393e1352746cafff4

As well as pushing for transparency through the UK courts, we've also been campaigning with @Libertyhq for people to have a greater say as to whether their local police force should be allowed to use such highly intrusive technologies:

https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/neighbourhood-watched https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1164530913050370048/photo/1

.@CJFWeatherhead is now live talking about our research in low cost tech, watch him here https://streaming.media.ccc.de/camp2019/tent-2#schedule #cccamp2019

Our very own @CJFWeatherhead will be on the Meitner stage in 10 minutes at #CCCamp19 talking about #LowCostTech and #Bloatware, don’t miss him!

“Those apps send sometimes send unencrypted personal data to third parties.” @CJFWeatherhead #cccamp2019

"Cheap devices come with pre-installed apps that are not on the Google Play Store, which makes them really hard to analyse. Those apps raise serious consent issues.” @CJFWeatherhead #cccamp2019

“Google needs to be clearer about what threshold apps need to pass to be pre-installed on the device of their certified partners.” @CJFWeatherhead #cccamp2019

Next week we will be in court arguing for transparency of instrusive mobile phone surveillance equipment used by UK Police. A year ago we filed an appeal challenging police forces’ refusal to disclose info on their purchase and use of #IMSIcatchers.

https://privacyinternational.org/legal-action/privacy-international-v-information-commissioners-office-imsi-catcher-foia https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1164166854203584513/photo/1

UK police forces continue to 'neither confirm or deny' (NCND) the purchase and use of #IMSIcatchers despite wide reporting, including by@TheBristolCable. The background to this case illustrates wider problems with the NCND response: https://privacyinternational.org/report/2219/freedom-information-case-study-challenging-neither-confirm-nor-deny https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1164204876622114817/photo/1

Thanks @SadiqKhan for demanding answers from @ArgentLLP about their use of #facialrecognition in #kingscross. It might be private land but it’s still public space. This kind of surveillance of the public is unacceptable in London or anywhere else. https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1161677914489917440/photo/1

New #chrome extension shows that hundreds of thousands of people uses password that have already been hacked 😨 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmjvm9/hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-are-using-passwords-that-have-already-been-hacked-google-says

Take 2 minutes to check http://haveibeenpwned.com/ and change your passwords! For more #securitytips, follow our insta http://instagram.com/privacyinternational https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1162292291798818816/photo/1

Facial recognition involves the processing of your biometric data.

We're advocating for robust and effective data protection frameworks, which uphold biometric data as sensitive data that requires higher safeguards.

https://privacyinternational.org/topics/biometrics https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1161615955421614081/photo/1

Facial recognition turns people into walking ID card and erodes anonymity in public spaces while the technology is often biased/flawed. The use by private companies without scrutiny is dangerous.

https://www.ft.com/content/8cbcb3ae-babd-11e9-8a88-aa6628ac896c

🏥 Today marks #GC70 of the #GenevaConventions which established the standards of int'ial law for humanitarian treatment in war. We’ve been exploring w/ humanitarian orgs the new challenges emerging as a result of data exploitation & surveillance https://privacyinternational.org/topics/development-and-humanitarian-sector

Find out how anti-abortion organisations are exploiting personal data in @Rewire_News

https://rewire.news/article/2019/08/08/how-anti-abortion-organizations-are-exploiting-personal-data/