As our societies militarise, gaps and risks are emerging in the legal and regulatory frameworks that are meant to protect us and our privacy. Institutional monitoring and enforcement mechanisms are no longer fit for purpose. How can we put a break to a civil-military fusion that threatens our privacy, dignity and autonomy? Read more:
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Key Concerns Regarding Governance in the Era of Militarisation of Tech
Governments are increasingly relying on data-intensive systems, both to wage wars and to administer public services. These systems, increasingly pr...
We are deeply concerned about news regarding the expansion of vans equipped with live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras to 7 police forces across England.
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Live facial recognition vans launched in Sussex and Surrey
Some politicians and campaign groups call the technology "intrusive" and "racially biased".
Sports unite us - celebrating identity, passion, and, and even providing a place to protest. But growing surveillance in stadiums turns this space of escape and freedom into one of control. Discover how privacy shapes sports fandom
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Why Privacy Matters to Sports Fans
Sports are more than just games. They’re powerful expressions of culture, identity and community. Across the world, stadiums and sporting events ...
Don’t want your phone to know where you’ve been? We have a guide for that…
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A guide to keeping your mobile phone's location history private
In your day-to-day life, your smartphone silently captures and stores a digital footprint of your whereabouts by keeping a location history: this h...
♥️ We’ve created a deck of tech, data and elections playing cards! They give electoral observers and civil society the necessary tools to explore the role of technologies in the electoral process.
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Technology, data and elections: A card game
Following the publication of our Technology, Data and Elections Checklist, we have created a deck of
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PROTEST SURVEILLANCE INTO COURT Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters. Read our report:
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Protest surveillance into court
With this report, we shed light on the due process implications of the blanket and indiscriminate surveillance of protesters, activists, and human ...
Legal regimes governing armed conflict and peace are traditionally clearly defined - but the militarisation of tech challenges this tidy distinction. How do the rights to privacy & data protection apply in armed conflict? International Humanitarian Law seems to be silent on data protection. But protections of these rights are needed more than ever before to limit the adverse effects of exploitative data-intensive systems.
Earlier this year, Europe saw a milestone: three defence start-ups reached unicorn status, each valued at over €1 billion. These companies build autonomous drones and robotic systems - part of a growing wave of defence-tech innovation. And our personal data is the critical resource underlying much of this innovation.