1. What is the issue? Governments and international organisations are developing and accessing databases to pursue a range of vague and ever-expanding aims, from countering terrorism and investigating ...

“IPIC” ("Identify and Prioritise Immigration Cases”) is an algorithm utilised by the UK Home Office that automatically identifies and recommends migrants for particular immigration decisions or ...

Expanding beyond GPS ankle tags, the Home Office has since Autumn 2022 been issuing so-called non-fitted devices (NFDs) to migrants who are on immigration bail and who are subject to electronic ...

When it comes to elections around the world, we find ourselves in a terrain that is more and more populated by digital technologies, which have an increasingly critical impact upon the realisation of ...

We’ve published a new tech explainer on election technologies in Kenya. The explainer a deep dive into the technologies employed to manage and administer the election process in Kenya, such as ...

This week we're talking to Matthew Hodgson, one of the founders of Matrix - a network for secure, decentralised communication, and CEO/CTO of Element - a communications platform built using Matrix, ...

Just want to get started? Scroll down to view the list of guides! Imagine an ordinary day online: in the morning you check your e-mail and scroll through your favourite sites to learn about the latest ...

This guide was designed for our partners across the world who want to see strong data protection laws in their countries. We identify some key points that they can use in their advocacy. This version ...

Many democracies, particularly younger democracies, are increasingly looking to employ technology - including biometrics - to coordinate the running of their electoral processes. Governments give ...

The concepts of ID, identity and identification are not new. Throughout history various civilisations, and then more formalised government structures, have been counting and registering people. But ...

Privacy International ("PI") strongly believes that you have the right to control the use of your personal information, and that your privacy must be respected. We ...

Ten years ago, the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced a 'hostile environment' strategy to combat what she called 'illegal immigration' in the UK. The aim of the strategy was to deter migrants ...