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.

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. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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 privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...

What do Anduril Industries and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have in common? Both sit at the intersection of innovation and militarisation. Our new series with @corporatewatch.bsky.social begins with their stories.

Don’t want your phone to know where you’ve been? We have a guide for that… privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...

♥️ 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. privacyinternational.org/long-read/57...

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: privacyinternational.org/report/5468/...

Legal regimes governing armed conflict and peace are traditionally clearly defined - but the militarisation of tech challenges this tidy distinction.

Earlier this year, Europe saw a milestone: three defence start-ups reached unicorn status, each valued at over €1 billion.

🚨UK tax authorities forced to re-evaluate their policy of suspending benefits without due diligence after 23,500 families had their child benefit payments wrongly cut. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Privacy is essential for people with disabilities to live with independence and dignity. While assistive tech can empower autonomy, mishandling sensitive health or disability data can lead to discrimination, stigma or control. Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...

In England, children are tracked from birth through education databases that record their lives in detail. These systems are vast, permanent, and invisible to most families. privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...

🕷️ A real life horror scenario: the ruling political party repurposes data collected by the state for administering public services to spread its own campaign messages.

🕸️ A real life horror scenario: a failure in the digital voting system requires postponement of an election. In 2023, the Electoral Commission in Nigeria stated that it was pushing back polling due to problems with the digital voting system www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...

👻 Spooky fact: tech that is increasingly used during the election cycle is vulnerable to abuse, manipulation, theft and technological failures.

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🗳️ Our tech, data and elections checklist identifies key areas where tech and data play a role in the electoral process. privacyinternational.org/advocacy/515...

🇬🇧 Tomorrow we'll be providing oral evidence to the UK Joint Human Rights Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry on human rights and artificial intelligence. Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

PROSECUTED FOR PROTESTING Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters. Read stories from those affected: privacyinternational.org/long-read/54...

Big Tech and defence tech industries are building a new generation of tech for both military and civil uses. Defence-driven systems are seeping into everyday life with devastating consequences for our rights and freedoms.

Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent. Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk. Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...

This month, Clearview were told that UK GDPR applies to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case. privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...

🧐 There’s a misconception that privacy is just about hiding personal information, but privacy is actually so much more than that. Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings. privacyinternational.org/learning-res...

Surveillance tools like facial recognition, IMSI-catchers and social media monitoring are used to strip away safety and silence dissent. Without privacy, our ability to speak up, associate and hold power to account is at risk. Learn more: privacyinternational.org/case-study/5...

We are disappointed and deeply concerned that permanent, live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras have been installed in Croydon, South London. www.metengage.co.uk/Alerts/A/332...

Data plays a key role in war and conflict. This is the next great challenge for the protection of our privacy. Using Big Tech’s cloud services, governments can process data at a large scale. This creates dependencies by governments on Big Tech firms to manage functions of the state.

Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows 10 today. Are you ready? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

⚠️ Security updates for Windows 10 end today. Understand the implications. pvcy.org/win10eol

🤝 Privacy and security go hand in hand. Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. 😱 pvcy.org/win10eol

Tip: Consider airgapping old devices for specific tasks. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🚨 Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🚨 Act now! ⚠️ Unsupported systems can compromise your privacy. pvcy.org/win10eol

⚠️ Windows 10 support ends soon. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

❗ Long-term software support is essential for privacy and security. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

⚠️ End of support for Windows 10 is approaching. Learn what steps you can take. pvcy.org/win10eol

🗓️ October 14 is almost here. Prepare your systems today. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

💻 Long-term software support is essential for privacy and security. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

💭 Tip: Consider airgapping old devices for specific tasks. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🚨 Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. ⏰ Are you ready? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🔒 What happens when updates stop? Explore the impact on your digital life. #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🤝 Privacy and security go hand in hand. ⏰ Windows 10 support ends soon. pvcy.org/win10eol

⚠️ Windows 10 support ends soon. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

🚨 BREAKING: Microsoft illegally tracked students, data watchdog finds. The Austrian DPA has ruled that Microsoft 365 Education used tracking cookies without consent — illegally collecting student data - following a complaint supported by @noyb.eu noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...

🚨 Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. ⌚Are you ready? #Windows10 pvcy.org/win10eol

📢 New research alert: SMEX has published an investigation about WANA's principal commercial spyware vendors (CSVs). 🕵️ The report notes that one of today’s biggest violators of personal privacy is the commercial spyware industry. 📖 Read more smex.org/new-research...

Governments all over the world are militarising our societies. They are increasing military spending and undermining civil rights protections. This is happening in different ways:

BREAKING: Clearview have been told that - *shockingly* - the UK GDPR applies to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case. awo.agency/articles/upp...

Across the world facial recognition technologies (FRT) are increasingly being deployed in public and private spaces without adequate laws or regulation to protect individuals from the grave risks they pose to human rights.

As civilian tech moves into the battlefield, states bring military tech into our towns. With our partners around the world, we're asking: who's driving this, and what harm are they causing? 👉 privacyinternational.org/campaigns/mi...

Big Tech is now in the business of enabling government surveillance. It was just a matter of time they’d be tools of war and abuse... privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...