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2024-10-07 14:00:12

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When the Home Office refused to disclose any useful information, we complained to the the ICO - who agreed with us that the Home Office was unjustifiably withholding lots of information.
So we’ve now received previously undisclosed information about how the algorithm works. 🎉
We’re digesting the new documents we received (all 500 of them!) and will follow up with a more detailed analysis soon. 🤓

2024-09-22 11:00:02

It can be overwhelming to think about the amount of data big tech has about us. But there are things you can do.
For example, you might be able to ask companies to give you a copy of your data. Read this guide to learn how 💪
https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3845/71-tips-how-make-most-out-your-dsar

2024-09-19 11:00:01

Social media platforms build profiles of us to better target us with ads.
Learn how to minimise targeting and make this data collection useless!
https://privacyinternational.org/act/minimise-targeted-ads

2024-09-04 09:00:01

Who are the workers behind the training datasets powering the biggest LLMs on the market?
In our latest explainer, we discuss the exploitative labour ecosystem of data labeling: https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5357/humans-ai-loop-data-labelers-behind-some-most-powerful-llms-training-datasets

2024-09-03 16:23:00

🪧 Are you free to protest? The UK government continues to give police more surveillance powers against protestors. Repeated over-reach and abuse show the risks of these powers and how some e.g. IMSI catchers at protests can result in indiscriminate surveillance: https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3948/imsi-catchers-facilitating-indiscriminate-surveillance-protesters

2024-08-06 16:23:01

US federal judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain its monopoly over online search. This is a big news for every internet user, here is why 🧵 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/technology/google-antitrust-ruling.html

2024-06-18 18:00:05

Do you know how much of your personal data is stored in your apps?
We’ve created a series of guides to help you collect your data from numerous social media apps, so that you can find out: https://privacyinternational.org/act/get-app-cloud-data

2024-05-21 20:50:01

Revealed: The EU Training Regime Teaching Neighbours How to Spy:
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4289/revealed-eu-training-regime-teaching-neighbours-how-spy