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1/ In June 2026, the International Labour Organisation @ILO adopted the first Convention to look at the impact of technology in the platform/gig economy. The new directive can make a difference for workers, with the right enforcement. But more is needed. privacyinternational.org/node/5864/
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What will the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy mean for workers and what's next?
On 12 June 2026, the International Labour Conference adopted the C193 Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 28/09/2026
On Safe Abortion Day, we’re highlighting our guide with Women on Web to help sexual and reproductive justice activists protect their privacy online, with practical tips for securing devices, messaging safely and practising good digital hygiene. pvcy.org/srjguide
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 25/09/2026
Data protection law assumes companies know what personal data they hold, where it came from, and what it's used for. AI use challenges these assumptions. Read our response to DSIT's call for evidence on data regulation in the age of AI privacyinternational.org/advocacy/586...
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PI’s response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology on data regulation in the age of AI and other data-intensive technologies
Our submission covers the following topics, following the government's call for evidence:
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 24/09/2026
The UK is launching a new Royal Air Force space squadron as the inaugural UK Space Power Conference gets underway. Another reminder that the new space race is increasingly also a military one. Our analysis: The new space race is already a war race www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/58...
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The new space race is already a war race
Satellites are strategic assets at the heart of global power. We have heard the story before: the moon race, the space race, the promise of progress framed as the conquest of territories beyond Earth.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 24/09/2026
After years of advocacy by unions, worker groups, and civil society, the ILO adopted a landmark Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. See this and more in our Summer highlights: pvcy.org/XJfswh
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Key highlights of our 2026 results by season
We continue producing real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us.2026 has been intense! And we have achieved some wins that we are excited to…
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 23/09/2026
Governments all over the world have been building up arsenals of technologies to surveil and monitor migrants and asylum seekers. We conducted a global survey to map the various technologies reportedly used on people on the move. privacyinternational.org/report/5866/...
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An Arsenal of Surveillance: A Guide to the Technologies Harming Migrants
Governments around the world are building increasingly sophisticated surveillance infrastructures to monitor migrants, asylum seekers and refugees at borders and within countries.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 23/09/2026
Defence-driven systems are seeping into everyday life. These systems can enable surveillance, data collection, and amplified biases. What happens when this tech shapes our town squares? Learn more: privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
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Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares
We are at a war footing as we enter an era where the tech world is increasingly defined by conflict. Innovation has never been driven solely by social needs, market forces or the common good.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 23/09/2026
There's a quiet trade in every ecosystem: convenience now, dependency later. Interoperability could loosen that grip - but opening a system to competitors also opens it to new risks. privacyinternational.org/long-read/58...
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Interoperability, Privacy, and the Limits of the Digital Markets Act
Technology giants like Apple, Meta, Google, and Microsoft spend billions of dollars to keep you in their walled gardens. The more data that is kept within one ecosystem, the harder it is to move to…
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 22/09/2026
Europol has responded to scrutiny over its data-processing practices, but transparency, oversight, and accountability gaps still remain. Find more about this and other results from this Summer: pvcy.org/XJfswh
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Key highlights of our 2026 results by season
We continue producing real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us.2026 has been intense! And we have achieved some wins that we are excited to…
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 22/09/2026
Period tracking apps have become a key part of managing our reproductive health. Our research examines the potential risks they pose for the privacy of our intimate reproductive health data.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 21/09/2026
🚨 GLOBAL SURVEY LAUNCH 🚨 Governments all over the world have been building up arsenals of technologies to surveil and monitor migrants and asylum seekers. We mapped the various technologies reportedly used on people on the move. privacyinternational.org/report/5866/...
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An Arsenal of Surveillance: A Guide to the Technologies Harming Migrants
Governments around the world are building increasingly sophisticated surveillance infrastructures to monitor migrants, asylum seekers and refugees at borders and within countries.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 21/09/2026
The increasingly prominent role of data and tech in the election process can affect the right to privacy and lead to a chilling of political participation, particularly for minoritised groups.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 20/09/2026
As we look back on the summer, we're excited to share our recent achievements. pvcy.org/XJfswh
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Key highlights of our 2026 results by season
We continue producing real change by challenging governments and corporations that use data and technology to exploit us.2026 has been intense! And we have achieved some wins that we are excited to…
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 17/09/2026
Uber drivers are fighting back against the algorithm that decides their work and pay arguing that an AI-powered system is used to set pay and allocate jobs. Workers shouldn't be controlled by systems they can't see or judged by decisions they cannot challenge.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 17/09/2026
Today, our legal challenge with @libertyhq.bsky.social against the UK government’s secret surveillance powers is back before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. This will consider how our case and Apple’s new challenge should move forward together. privacyinternational.org/long-read/55...
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About our challenge against the UK's secret powers: Q&A on TCNs and Apple
In March 2025, PI (together with three co-claimants including Liberty) filed a
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026
Tomorrow, our legal challenge with @libertyhq.bsky.social against the UK government’s secret surveillance powers is back before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. privacyinternational.org/long-read/55...
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About our challenge against the UK's secret powers: Q&A on TCNs and Apple
In March 2025, PI (together with three co-claimants including Liberty) filed a
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026
Earlier this year the UK government consulted on bringing forward legislation to regulate facial recognition technology (FRT). Yet, while we wait on it being brought forward, FRT use continues to spread rapidly across everyday life in the UK.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 11/09/2026
@theintercept.com has gained access to documents detailing contracts between the US military and Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI - yet another example illustrating the intimate relationship between these Tech Giants and defence. theintercept.com/2026/09/08/m...
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AI Giants Work Hand-in-Hand With the Pentagon, Contracts Reveal
The Intercept sued to obtain records that reveal an intimate relationship between the military and OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 10/09/2026
Governments are jumping on the AI hype train 🚂 But is regulation stuck in the station?
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From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models
Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 09/09/2026
Satellites can connect communities, monitor the climate, support navigation and provide critical communications. But as they proliferate, they are also playing an increasingly central role in military operation, surveillance, and geopolitical power.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 07/09/2026
When governments become customers as well as regulators, who protects privacy then?
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From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models
Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 06/09/2026
Every time you use your device, you generate unique identifiers which can be accessed by the police. If you're at a protest it's important to keep this in mind. Visit our Free to Protest guide to help you understand how police use technologies at protestspvcy.org/freetoprotest
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 05/09/2026
Technology shapes rights. Public services shape lives. If AI sits at that intersection, accountability is essential.
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From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models
Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 05/09/2026
Annoying ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Behind them is a dirty industry built on watching your every step online. We want you to know that there are small steps you can take right now to fight back. Read our guides:
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 05/09/2026
Do you use Gemini? Have you had a look through its settings to make sure it's using your data the way you expect it to? See 6 settings you can change to help you get there.
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Is Google’s Gemini Sharing Your Data? 6 Settings To Protect Your Privacy
00:00 Introduction00:30 Prevent use of your data to train the Gemi...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 04/09/2026
Autonomous systems in warfare are at the epicenter of modern military research and development. What does this mean for the privacy of all of us?
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Data and Privacy in Autonomous Weapons Systems
Autonomous weapons systems (AWS) rely on the large-scale collection, processing, and inference of personal data to identify, select, and engage targets.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 04/09/2026
Are human resources turning in to humanless resources? What are the problems with outsourcing recruitment to AI?
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Humanless Resources? Uncovering AI recruitment software
The recruitment industry has undergone a profound transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) moving from a novelty to the heart of hiring decisions.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 04/09/2026
Our phones are the perfect profiling devices. They know all our habits and preferences that make us unique. We’re angry that there are apps indiscriminately making fortunes out of breaching our privacy. And you should be too.
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Mobile App Monetisation - Covert trackers in your pocket
Your phone is the ideal profit tool for data brokers and advertisers: it's always in your pocket and can be used both as a means of collecting information and serving you ads based on that information....
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 03/09/2026
Our Free to Protest guide provides a range of information about police surveillance capabilities so you can be prepared when you next head out. Stay safe out there and happy protesting! pvcy.org/freetoprotest
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Free to Protest | Privacy International
We all need to understand the range of surveillance tools that police forces around the world can use to monitor and identify you if you attend a protest, and how you can better protect yourself from...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 03/09/2026
Our friends at @cdt.org polled the UK public about encryption. - 93% believe they have a right to private conversations online - 84% are worried that compromising encryption would help hackers and criminals - 79% think it would endanger vulnerable groups cdt.org/insights/the...
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The British Public Reject State Access to Private Online Conversations
The UK government and its regulators are steadily expanding state surveillance over private, encrypted communications. This has come primarily through secret Technical Capability Notices issued under…
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 03/09/2026
Law enforcement has sneakily gotten around obtaining warrants for getting access to people’s locations. Instead they’re buying them off shady data brokers that feed on our personal data. Read more on what your apps may be sharing about you.
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Mobile App Monetisation - Covert trackers in your pocket
Your phone is the ideal profit tool for data brokers and advertisers: it's always in your pocket and can be used both as a means of collecting information and serving you ads based on that information....
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 02/09/2026
What if we told you the "share" buttons you see online double as a tracking and profiling tool? Read more:
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Tracking as a service: ShareThis to be profiled!
Behind their tecchie names, AddThis and ShareThis are simple services: they allow web-developers and less tech-savvy users to integrate social networking "share" buttons on their site.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 02/09/2026
🃏 Are you an electoral observer interested in tech, data and elections? We’ve got a game for you! Play a game of cards and discuss voter data protection with your fellow players ♥️♠️♦️♣️ privacyinternational.org/long-read/57...
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Technology, data and elections: A card game
Following the publication of our Technology, Data and Elections Checklist, we have created a deck of
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 02/09/2026
We’re asking companies to - Publish clear information about the algorithms they use - Provide personalised explanations of how algorithms were involved in decisions - Let workers & their reps test how management algorithms function Find out more:
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Transparency and explainability for algorithmic decisions at work
From years spent investigating, documenting and exposing the impact of algorithmic management and workplace
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 02/09/2026
Your secret digital identities are quietly being built behind the scenes as you browse the web. Want to know who's doing this and how to fight back? Read:
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The companies in control of our secret identities
Now more than ever with a global pandemic happening, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 01/09/2026
Apps and websites are full of prying third parties who want to know more about you. It’s time for you to know more about them and learn how to fight back
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The companies in control of our secret identities
Now more than ever with a global pandemic happening, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 01/09/2026
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters. Read our report:
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Protest surveillance into court
With this report, we shed light on the due process implications of the blanket and indiscriminate surveillance of protesters, activists, and human rights defenders participating in protests.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 01/09/2026
Do you use ChatGPT? Have you had a look through its settings to make sure it's using your data the way you expect it to? See 6 settings you can change to help you get there.
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Is ChatGPT Sharing Your Data? 6 Settings To Protect Your Privacy
00:00 Introduction00:25 Prevent your data from being used to train...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 31/08/2026
"Nothing to hide, nothing to fear" is an flawed argument that aims to make us question our right to privacy as if privacy only matters to those doing something wrong. This couldn't be further from reality. Read more on why:
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Privacy Matters | Privacy International
To be free and equal Privacy has become all the more essential in the age of data exploitation. The way data and technology are now deployed means that our privacy is under increased threat and on a scale...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 31/08/2026
Since the early stages of consumer AI, it’s been a fear that generative AI would collide with fundamental rights. The Grok AI deepfake scandal may become a canary in the proverbial coalmine of what happens when those warnings are ignored.
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Collateral Damage: Grok AI and the Human Cost of Generative AI
The Grok AI EU scandal began in January 2026 after users discovered that the xAI chatbot, Grok, could generate non-consensual sexualised images of real people — including women, celebrities, politicians,...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 31/08/2026
Curious why you're being targeted with a specific ad? Companies are bidding in hidden auctions during the milliseconds your page loads. All for that advertising spot and for your precious attention. Learn more:
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Why am I really seeing that ad? The answer might be Real Time Bidding (RTB)
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 31/08/2026
Food delivery apps are ground zero for trialing algorithms that use workers’ own data against them. This leaves workers trapped in a game that they don’t know the rules to and where the house makes sure it always wins.
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Time to deliver answers: An open letter to Just Eat Takeaway, Uber and Deliveroo
Algorithmic management of workers has become the norm for gig-economy platforms, with workers obligated to give up an immense amount of personal data just to go to work.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 31/08/2026
Annoying ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Behind them is a shady industry built on watching your every step online. But there are small steps you can take right now to protect yourself and fight back. Read our guides:
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 30/08/2026
Public money helped built powerful oil empires. AI empires may be next. The question is who it is built to serve? Is the taxpayer getting a raw deal?
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From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models
Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 30/08/2026
A whole hidden industry profits from knowing your every step online and from shaping digital identities for all of us. About time they get exposed for what they do:
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The companies in control of our secret identities
Now more than ever with a global pandemic happening, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 29/08/2026
Schools should not be gateways and facilitators to a lifelong of surveillance for students developing their identities. Time to fight back.
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From Playground to Database: child data in education
In England’s schools, children are not only pupils but also data subjects. From the moment they are born, a digital record begins to take shape — one that will follow them through nursery, primary...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 29/08/2026
Feeling powerless about online tracking? Like there's nothing you can do to stop being watched? You don't have to. Read our guides and take simple steps to take back control:
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 29/08/2026
It’s easy to feel like there’s little you can do to stop being tracked by advertisers online. ✨ But we want you to know that there are small actions you can take right now to become more protected. 👇
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 28/08/2026
OpenAI received billions from Microsoft, Google has its web scraping capacities and Meta its treasure trove of data. The AI race isn't about innovation. It's built on the same data-hungry business models that fuel Big Tech. Read more:
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Generative AI won't take over the world, surveillance capitalism already has
Is the AI hype fading? Consumer products with AI assistant are disappointing across the board, Tech CEOs are struggling to give examples of use cases to justify spending billions into Graphics Processing...
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 28/08/2026
The "share" button looks harmless, like it's just a simple way to send content you like to your friends and family. But it's helping companies profile you, and them. Learn more:
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Tracking as a service: ShareThis to be profiled!
Behind their tecchie names, AddThis and ShareThis are simple services: they allow web-developers and less tech-savvy users to integrate social networking "share" buttons on their site.
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