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In its attempt to limit the spread of technology used for surveillance, in September 2016 the European Commission published a draft proposal for an improved export controls regime. Export controls are a regulatory...
Authoritarians will create chaos and a constant sense of danger as an excuse to enact new laws, each one limiting your freedoms and civil liberties more than the last. They will disguise them as being for your protection, but they aren't.
The European Court of Human Rights has brought a decision of key concern to the collection of data in Europe. The ECHR has declared that the mass surveillance by the United Kingdom violated the rights to privacy and family life.
British spy agencies GCHQ, MI5, and MI6 unlawfully collected data on UK based NGO Privacy International (PI), which has since written to the UK’s home secretary calling for action against spy agencies. The revelation...
The use of facial recognition surveillance is becoming widespread across Europe, and those who stand to lose the most are law-abiding citizens, not criminals.
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A decade ago, it was the mass deployment of CCTV cameras across public spaces across the world. Now, it's facial recognition surveillance. Test yourself on how much you know about this technology and its threats to your freedoms and rights.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that UK laws enabling mass surveillance violate human rights. In its 13 September judgment, the Court held that the UK's bulk interception regime violated the right to...
The largest trade union of the Netherlands, FNV, joins a coalition of civil society organizations and individuals who are demanding the Dutch government put a stop to SyRI, a risk profile system.
To avoid future embarrassment, the Dutch government has decided to abolish citizen-initiated referenda. Will other countries follow suit and limit the voice of the people?
'Secret Global Surveillance Networks' is a report by Privacy International based on an investigation carried out by 40 NGOs in 42 countries. Liberties member the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights...
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