We are living through a moment of profound transformation as military imperatives and corporate interests are no longer ...
Mobile phones remain the most frequently used and most important digital source for law enforcement investigations. Yet it is not just what is physically stored on the phone that law enforcement are ...
In June 2023, PI conducted a survey of UK MPs through YouGov, which highlighted their startling lack of knowledge of the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in ...
Companies selling diet programmes are using tests to lure users. Those tests encourage users to share sensitive personal data, including about their physical and mental health. But what happens to the ...
PI presents its analysis of the Huduma Numba judgment in three parts: the clear wins, the parts that make some small steps forward but could have been better and the dissapointing losses. Kenya High ...
This series produced in collaboration with Corporate Watch profiles ten companies and their products aiming to demonstrate how technologies developed for the battlefield are now shaping civilian life.
We all want a future where our families, friends, and communities can thrive — one rooted in justice, democracy, with social and political stability. But instead of heading toward that future, we’re ...
The GDPR came into effect on 25 May 2018, and reformed and replaced data protection law across Europe. Before the GDPR, data protection in the EU was governed by the 1995 Data Protection Directive, ...
New technologies continue to present great risks and opportunities for humanitarian action. To ensure that their use does not result in any harm, humanitarian organisations must develop and implement ...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the United Nations-led initiative to define the development agenda. Building on the eight Millennium Development Goals, the SDG’s 17 goals – and the 169 ...
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed the rapidly increasing scale of UK police mass facial recognition searches against the passport and immigration databases. The Government has ...
As revelations about the abuses of NSO Group's spyware continue, we take a look at what is being done around the world to challenge the surveillance tech industry and the powers they sell. Key points ...