Until recently, advertisers have been able to track users across their iPhones and the web using the Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), a unique identifier that could be accessed by the apps you used ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all want a future where our families, friends, and communities can thrive — one rooted in justice, democracy, with social and political stability. But instead of heading toward that future, we’re ...

PI, Worker Info Exchange, and App Drivers and Couriers Union have teamed up to challenge the unprecedented surveillance that gig economy workers are facing from their employers. Key findings The ...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the United Nations-led initiative to define the development agenda. Building on the eight Millennium Development Goals, the SDG’s 17 goals – and the 169 ...

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 ...

The GDPR came into effect on 25 May 2018, and reformed and replaced data protection law across Europe. Before the GDPR, data protection in the EU was governed by the 1995 Data Protection Directive, ...

We won our case against the UK’s Security Service (MI5) and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) Following on from our initial reaction, we answer some key questions about the ...

After a 8 year legal battle following from Snowden's disclosures, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber ruled that mass surveillance violates the right to privacy and free expression. Eight ...

The UK government wants to expand their current regime governing extremely intrusive surveillance measures like technical capability or national security notices. The latter can force companies to ...