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When you go out in public, you don’t forfeit your privacy. You should be able to remain anonymous. But roll out of facial rec tech will mean the end of privacy in public. Join our campaign to demand your MP finds out if FRT is being used in your area

https://pvcy.org/facialrecognition

Facial recognition tech (FRT) on our streets will mean THE END OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC. Join our campaign by asking your MP to find out if FRT is being used on YOUR High Street. It takes 2 minutes!

https://pvcy.org/facialrecognition

Facial recognition cameras turn your face into a fingerprint, an ID card, a QR code and a barcode all rolled into one.

If you're in the UK, join 'The End of Privacy in Public' campaign, and write to your MP today to ask if facial recognition cameras are being used in YOUR local area.

pvcy.org/facialrecognition

In June '22, a pilot scheme was introduced to fit GPS ankle devices on people seeking asylum. This pilot was extended in June '23, despite the UK Home Office admitting that the data collected from the pilot didn’t show that GPS tracking was effective at preventing absconding.

They’re now considering applying GPS tracking to all people arriving via ‘unauthorised means’ to prevent absconding, all before the unproven pilot has concluded.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/27/home-office-may-fit-asylum-seekers-with-electronic-tags

Firstly, a FOIA response found that of people granted bail between Feb 2020 and March 2021 - more than 7,000 people - just 43 people absconded. Less than 0.56%.

https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4907/shining-light-hostile-environment

Secondly, this practice has been described as “psychological torture” by those who are subject to it, and evidenced to cause physical and mental harm.

See Bail for Immigration Detainees' report: https://www.biduk.org/articles/research-reveals-inhumane-effects-of-gps-tagging-on-migrants

Furthermore, these tags can have serious consequences.

A hostile government can see whatever it wants to see in the data, and use it as evidence to deny people’s human rights claims, deport them, or arrest them.

We bought some similar tags from the open market and tested them, to see how they work, including the pitfalls of GPS data.

https://youtu.be/tktbVWKh-Dw?si=USHlM9-QOB4opyMb

Capita is an outsourcing company, paid millions of pounds to help the Home Office track the GPS location of non-British people 24/7 using ankle tags or portable devices.

This practice has been described as “psychological torture” by those subjected to it.
#DignityNotData

https://youtu.be/iEqRdWqZ-c4

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The UK government wants the power to stop companies - anywhere in the world - from making security improvements to their services without approval.

Subscribe to our Technology and Security mailing list to stay updated on what you can do to stop this new power https://action.privacyinternational.org/user/register

Want to know what social media companies know about you? 🤔

Well, we’ve created a series of step by step guides showing you how you can download your data from numerous apps.

https://privacyinternational.org/act/get-app-cloud-data

?? Facial recognition has spread rapidly across India, and the classroom is no exception.

Find out more?

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4983/edtech-india-worst-practices

ID systems create their own reality: they create a situation where ID is needed for more things and more actors, which only increases people’s vulnerability to their data being misused or abused.

Find out more ? https://privacyinternational.org/key-resources/4948/insecurity

?? Aadhaar, India’s biometric identity system, has been subject to countless data breaches and multiple security fails have been documented over the years.
? https://privacyinternational.org/aadhaarsecurityfails

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? systems create their own reality, i.e. a situation where ID is needed for more things & actors, which only ⬆️ people’s vulnerability to their data being misused or abused.

For examples of instances of insecurity see below & here ? https://privacyinternational.org/key-resources/4948/insecurity

#IdentityDay

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?? In Peru, a vulnerability in the platform set-up for claiming government aid in response to the COVID19 economic crisis led to identity theft and enabled malicious actors to access the benefits instead of the intended beneficiaries.
? @Hiperderecho https://hiperderecho.org/2020/06/lo-que-nos-ensena-la-suplantacion-y-robo-a-los-beneficiarios-del-bono-familiar-universal/
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?? In Pakistan, where the national ID database is accessible by +/-300 public & private service providers, and leaks reported, it is concerning that women are reporting that they are subject to harrassment as a result of leaked data ? @DigitalRightsPK https://news.trust.org/item/20220725151706-n2lku/ 4/5

?? Concerns of the sensitivity of biometric data and the impact it has on people affected when it is processed has been raised by @TEDICpy when it comes to biometric voting system in Paraguay ? https://www.tedic.org/huella-dactilar-iris-y-reconocimiento-facial-identidad-que-no-se-puede-reimprimir/ 5/5

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