Electronic tags have been a key part of criminal justice for many years throughout the world. As traditional radio-frequency tags are replaced by GPS ankle tags, we examine how these different ...

The privatisation of migration control and policing takes different shapes and forms. The latest iteration comes in disguise – specifically, in four pastel colours: if you were to look at this company ...

Is the AI hype fading? Consumer products with AI assistant are disappointing across the board, Tech CEOs are struggling to give examples of use cases to justify spending billions into Graphics ...

Immunity passports could involve the restricting peoples' liberties of individuals on the basis of their' immunity status, or lack of it. Quarantining is a significant interference with rights, which ...

The CrowdStrike incident earlier this year had major implications for governments and businesses across the world. Here, we look at what it tells us about the security and robustness of the modern ...

Clearview have been told that the EU and UK GDPRs apply to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case. On 7th ...

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 ...

A case study illustrating the use and looming dangers of collection and use of biometrics in the name of counter-terrorism. In Israel/Palestine, the Israeli government has been deploying biometrics, ...

As governments rush to adopt artificial intelligence in public services, Privacy International asks who controls these systems, how people’s data is protected, and ...

AI chatbots are now being used everyday across different industries and recreationally. We consider the growing possibility that these AI tools are the next home of the multi-billion-dollar ...

Who are the workers behind the training datasets powering the biggest LLMs on the market? In this explainer, we delve into data labeling as part of the AI supply chain, the labourers behind this data ...

With more and more connected devices around us, the chance that you've been hit by an update notification is high. But what do these software updates do? How do they actually work, and why are they ...