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€5,000 to Compromise Irelands Mobile Phone Infrastructure - 1er mars 2014
The ’GSOC saga’ began a number of weeks ago with the revelation that the oversight body of the Irish police force, the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), may have been the target of sophisticated electronic surveillance. A security company, Verrimus, found that there was evidence that an IMSI Catcher device (...)
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The State of Privacy 2014 - 25 février 2014
In Geneva this week, an expert seminar will be held at the Human Rights Council on the right to privacy. To inform these discussions and debates, Privacy International is releasing our report, The State of Privacy 2014, which identifies recent accomplishments from around the world, and highlights significant (...)
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Privacy International seeking investigation into computer spying on refugee in UK - 17 février 2014
Privacy International today has made a criminal complaint1 to the National Cyber Crime Unit of the National Crime Agency urging them to investigate the potentially unlawful interception of the communications of an Ethiopian political refugee living in the UK, as well as the role a British company played in (...)
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Beirtear na IMSIs : Ireland’s GSOC surveillance inquiry reveals use of mobile phone interception systems - 15 février 2014
The recent revelations surrounding the bugging of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has raised a number of important questions about the use of surveillance technologies in Ireland, including whether fake base stations were deployed in order to monitor mobile networks near GSOC’s office.
First, some (...)
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South African Government still funding VASTech, knows previous financing was for mass surveillance - 30 janvier 2014
Over the past half year, Privacy International has been investigating the sale of surveillance technology made by South African company VASTech to Libya and what role the government had in promoting and developing the system. Unfortunately, the government has been slow to respond to our questions and has offered (...)
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’Squeaky Dolphin’ for sale : How surveillance companies are targeting social networks - 29 janvier 2014
The latest Snowden document revelation, which shows how GCHQ and the NSA are conducting broad, real-time monitoring of YouTube, Facebook, and Blogger using a program called "Squeaky Dolphin," is the most recent demonstration of the immense interception capabilities of intelligence services.
Despite the program’s (...)
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Big data : A tool for development or threat to privacy ? - 21 janvier 2014
Big data consists mainly of data that is openly available, created and stored. It includes public sector data such as national health statistics, procurement and budgetary information, and transport and infrastructure data. While big data may carry benefits for development initiatives, it also carries serious (...)
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Obama’s NSA reforms ignore real problem and leave foreigners unprotected - 19 janvier 2014
The reforms announced today, while positive in some respects, are completely inadequate to address the heart of the problem. Privacy International welcomes steps to minimise the data collected and retained on non-Americans, and the call to increase transparency around requests made to communications service (...)
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Pakistan-based human rights group files complaint against UK over mass surveillance - 11 janvier 2014
Privacy International’s partner organisation, Bytes for All, has filed a complaint against the Government, decrying the human rights violations inherent in such extensive surveillance and demonstrating how the UK’s mass surveillance operations and its policies have a disproportionate impact on those who live outside (...)
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Biometrics : friend or foe of privacy ? - 16 décembre 2013
New technologies may hold great benefits for the developing world, but without strong legal frameworks ensuring that rights are adequately protected, they pose serious threats to populations they are supposed to empower.
This is never more evident than with the rapid and widespread implementation of biometric (...)
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Despite Australian government’s claims, our privacy rights are not insignificant - 13 décembre 2013
Australia’s intelligence agencies have been conducting mass surveillance for more than half a century, routinely sharing the fruits of such labours with their Five Eyes allies in the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand. Australian spying facilities are staffed by the NSA and the UK’s GCHQ, and Australian intelligence (...)
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Ignoring repeated warnings, Argentina biometrics database leaks personal data - 10 décembre 2013
Just a few weeks ago, thousands of Argentinians had their privacy rights violated when the country’s electoral registration roll, which had been made available online, experienced a major leak of personal data following the presidential election.
Despite some early warnings on the weaknesses of the system, the (...)
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Industry giants stand against surveillance, but much remains to be done - 9 décembre 2013
A strong, unified voice from the tech industry is absolutely essential to reforming the mass and intrusive surveillance programs being run by the Five Eyes, so we welcome today’s statement from AOL, Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo.
Companies have obligations to respect human rights (...)
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Surveillance Industry Index : Surveillance as a consultancy service - 29 novembre 2013
Let’s be clear : private surveillance companies are not just selling a product. Companies do not merely pack their product into a box and put it in the post. More often than not, surveillance firms sell a consultancy service, one that actively provides pre-sale consultancy, installation of the product, and training (...)
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The Surveillance Industry Index : An Introduction - 19 novembre 2013
Privacy International is pleased to announce the Surveillance Industry Index, the most comprehensive publicly available database on the private surveillance sector.
Over the last four years, Privacy International has been gathering information from various sources that details how the sector sells its (...)
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South African government provided funding for development of mass surveillance technologies found in Libya - 19 novembre 2013
On at least two separate occasions, the South African government has provided funding to a well-resourced surveillance company for the development of mass surveillance technologies, the very equipment found to be used by the Gaddafi’s repressive military regime in Libya, according to documents uncovered by Privacy (...)
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Belgian and Dutch DPAs to investigate security of SWIFT system - 15 novembre 2013
In a move that echoes strong action taken in the past by European officials to protect privacy, the Belgian and Dutch data protection authorities on Wednesday announced that they will begin an investigation into the security of the SWIFT financial system.
The announcement comes on the heels of our letters to (...)
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The sale of aggregated commercial data - 24 juillet 2013
Barclays recently announced that they were looking to sell "aggregated" customer data to third parties. While the news sparked concern among the UK public, the practice, unfortunately, is becoming common among many industries.
A few months ago, it was revealed that Everything Everywhere appeared to be selling (...)
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Israel launches controversial biometric database - 23 juillet 2013
Last week marked the launch of a long-anticipated pilot of a controversial Israeli biometric database, a project that has been the target of civil society protest and the subject of a challenge in the Israeli Supreme Court.
While there is no shortage of institutions maintaining databases containing personal (...)
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Corruption scandal reveals use of FinFisher by Mexican authorities - 23 juillet 2013
Following reports that the Mexican prosecution authority appears to be not only using FinFisher, but also to be involved in a corruption scandal surrounding the purchase of this intrusive surveillance technology, the Mexican Permanent Commission (composed of members of the Mexican Senate and Congress) has urged (...)
