Articles by Privacy International
Will new government in Indonesia bring about surveillance reforms?
Too often Indonesians have witnessed their government purchasing and using surveillance technology without making the changes necessary to operate them in accordance with the law. Now is an opportunity to reverse that trend.
Thailand’s junta aggressively pursuing increased legal, technical surveillance powers
Since the beginning of the year, the military-led government of Thailand has been focusing on increasing their surveillance capabilities, both from a legal and technical standpoint.
Rights disregarded in “golden age” of electronic surveillance
On Data Privacy Day, it’s time for governments to stop eavesdropping and start listening to their citizens.
Huge transparency win forces Switzerland to disclose surveillance exports data
In an enormous breakthrough for those seeking accountability for the shadowy surveillance industry, the Swiss Government has been forced to publish the list of export licenses for surveillance technologies and other equipment, including details of their cost and destination.
The year that governments struck back: Seven things you need to know about privacy in 2014
In 2014, surveillance powers of the state actually reached worrying new heights. Though Snowden’s actions spurred many national conversations, governments maintained a willful ignorance to these concerns and passed new and expansive surveillance laws.
End proliferation of surveillance technologies available to repressive countries
The members of the Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance Exports (CAUSE) have addressed an open letter to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s participating states ahead of their plenary meeting asking them to take heed of civil society views in their negotiations on dual-use goods and technologies.
UN adopts resolution condemning unlawful government surveillance
The UN adopted an important resolution reaffirming the right to privacy in the digital age, condemning unlawful government mass surveillance and calling on member States to review their legislation and policies to ensure that they are in line with human rights law.
New report finds little oversight of surveillance, intelligence agencies in Latin America
Governments across Latin America are struggling to put in place effective intelligence and surveillance oversight regimes that guarantee the rights of citizens, according to a new report released by the Asociación por los Derechos Civiles.