Notices by Privacy International (privacyint@mastodon.xyz)

Do you want @google to know all about your health?

Let's work together to block its merger with @Fitbit

Sign the #NotOnOurWatch petition at https://pvcy.org/googbit https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1284572145125859328/photo/1

Many brands have announced a July boycott of Facebook over its content moderation practices.

Great, but that's not the only reason why brands should reconsider advertising on Facebook. Check our investigation to learn more 👇

https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/advertisers-facebook-who-heck-are-you-and-how-did-you-get-my-data

NEW! Google has officially notified the @EU_Competition they want to buy @fitbit.
We cannot trust a company with a shady competition and data protection past with our most intimate data. This is why we'll be intervening and asking the Commission to block the merger #NotOnOurWatch

Q: What do phone masts, a 10th Century Scandinavian King, and satellites have in common?

A: They're all used in #COVID19 tracking. Read our explainers to find out how!

➡️https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3679/telco-data-and-covid-19-primer

➡️https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3536/bluetooth-tracking-and-covid-19-tech-primer

➡️https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3753/gps-tracking-and-covid-19-tech-primer https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1262383186761392128/photo/1

In our third instalment of the tech behind #CoronaVirus apps, we look at how GPS 🛰️ can be used against #COVID19 (spoiler alert: it won't be through proximity tracking!)

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3753/gps-tracking-and-covid-19-tech-primer https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1260668639549718529/photo/1

GPS, location tracking and #COVID19. We continue looking at the tech behind the #CoronaVirus apps you've been hearing about.

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/3753/gps-tracking-and-covid-19-tech-primer https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1260601194948505602/photo/1

If most SIM cards are registered to individuals and governments can access that information, people who own and use such mobile devices can be easily tracked and monitored 👀

More info? Follow the link 🔗

https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3109/africa-sim-card-registration-only-increases-monitoring-and-exclusion

En @privacyint acabamos de publicar artículo sobre cómo EEUU 🇺🇸 destina fondos de ayuda internacional para fortalecer la vigilancia y represión alrededor del mundo. Sigue link 🔗 y un hilo sobre el tema:

https://privacyinternational.org/es/news-analysis/3011/esta-es-la-vigilancia-que-estados-unidos-esta-exportando-centroamerica-como https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1155825691549732864/photo/1

Watching porn?
Here's who else is watching:

A study of 22,484 porn websites showed that 93% leak user data to other companies -
including Google and Facebook.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/opinion/google-facebook-sex-websites.html

When it was discovered that Amazon Alexa’s default settings allowed employees to listen to requests (without making that clear in its privacy policy), Amazon said it was improve the service.

Is this the standard we want for health services?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-alexa-will-provide-u-k-users-with-medical-information-11562764235

NEW:

Here’s the Surveillance the US Exports to Central America as Aid - And it’s Surviving Trump’s Cuts

https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3011/heres-surveillance-us-exports-central-america-aid-and-its-surviving-trumps-cuts https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1138073327342239745/photo/1

We wrote about a serious issue for people's safety through the app @Truecaller.

If you want to know how to unlist read here https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/2998/never-heard-truecaller-they-might-have-heard-about-you-here-how-you-can-unlist https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1137355350926082048

Miembro del red de @privacyint en #Colombia @Karisma exploraron la Historia Clínica Electrónica (HCE), una propuesta que hace parte de la Carpeta Ciudadana, y documentaron varias perspectivas sobre el uso de las TIC dentro del contexto de la salud. https://twitter.com/Karisma/status/1134497265534558214

Constitutional Tribunal in Spain unanimoulsy declares political party data protection exemption unconstitutional, we wrote about the exemption & case in the run up to the Spanish election https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/2821/spanish-elections-under-new-data-protection-law-use-personal-data-political-parties but what about the UK and Romania? https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/2836/gdpr-loopholes-facilitate-data-exploitation-political-parties

Have you even wondered why you're seeing a political ad online? It might be because advertisers have bought access to v personal data about YOU, to target messages that they hope will appeal to people like you. Watch our new video: https://privacyinternational.org/video/2937/video-your-vote-sale-political-advertisers-think-so #EUelections2019 https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1130827587394134016/photo/1

Nuestros amigos de @hiperderecho en Perú comenzaron una serie de interesantes artículos, denominada "Seguridad es Privacidad" sobre la evolución de reformas legales que han ido debilitando el derecho a la privacidad.

Pueden encontrarla por acá 👉https://hiperderecho.org/temas/privacidad-es-seguridad/