Guides

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This section lays out the wide range of arguments challenging identity systems because of their impact on the right to privacy.

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The following section of this guide provides details on these arguments surrounding biometric information which is often an important component of most identity systems.

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This section presents arguments on data protection concerns, highlighting the importance of safeguards to protect rights, and pointing to issues around the role of consent, function creep, and data sharing.

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This section sets out arguments on rights other than privacy, namely liberty, dignity, and equality. It provides detail on the social and economic exclusion and discrimination that can result from the design or implementation of identity systems.

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This section discusses identity systems’ implications for the rule of law, the role of international human rights law, and considerations of gender identity, which are often absent from existing jurisprudence.

Key Resources

This guide is for anyone concerned about their social media accounts being monitored by public authorities, but it’s especially targeted at people from minority and migrant communities who may be disproportionately affected by various forms of surveillance.

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This week we talk to PI's Tech Co-ordination Group to bring you tips and tricks about how to start cleaning up and securing your phone or computer.

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Top tips on how to Freedom of Information requests from people who actually file FOI requests!

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Updating your settings is important to protect your privacy, but the way you interact with Facebook can also expose a lot about you. In this guide we present some simple practices to keep in mind when you are using the app.

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Over years of using Facebook, you've probably given several apps permission to access your data stored on the platform. It's important to have control over who you want having access to your data - this is bigger than just having access to your profile. In this guide we will look into how to manage third-party apps' access to your Facebook profile and vice-versa.

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In this guide we take a look at profile settings, namely with whom you share your personal information. This information includes your e-mail, phone number, birthday, hometown, family relationships, workplace and more.
 

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This Guide Step covers the settings you can apply to your posts on Facebook, mainly who can see your posts.

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Settings can only do so much to protect you. Your security and privacy also comes from how you use the app. This guides covers logged in devices and general good practices

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Telegram is an app running on your phone and as such may ask for permissions to access certain info such as location or contact. This guide shows you how to review these settings.

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Settings can only do so much to protect you. Your security and privacy also comes from how you use the app. This guides covers chat history and general good practices

Call to Action

Ask advertisers why they have your data!

Some advertisers upload our personal data to target us on Facebook. Find the ones doing this for you and hold them into account!