As a part of ongoing efforts to keep governments, and the UK government in particular, transparent on the uses of invasive and potentially marginalising technology deployments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, NoTechForTyrants will be centralising the latest news, research, and advocacy efforts coming out of organisations and activists working on the intersection of the pandemic and civil liberties. We enable open contributions soon –– meanwhile, if you have any leads or would like to add to the tracker, please email us at info@notechfortyrants.org
July 31, 2020
No Tech For Tyrants, a UK grassroots organisation, is explaining Palantir’s involvement with the UK…
July 31, 2020
June 26, 2020
Northern Ireland to launch app based on the Apple/Google firmware update allowing for contact-tracing to…
June 26, 2020
June 18, 2020
According to the BBC, the UK is shifting its technology based contact-tracing to a model…
June 18, 2020
June 7, 2020
The UK government has released its controversial contracts with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Faculty.ai, and Palantir.
June 7, 2020
June 2, 2020
The NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app – a new digital tool that will, officials hope,…
June 2, 2020
May 28, 2020
Open Rights Group have asked whether the Government and the NHS in Scotland have taken…
May 28, 2020
May 27, 2020
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the immigration system in the UK has been affected. Freeemovement.org.uk…
May 27, 2020
May 20, 2020
On May 20th, Apple released its latest iOS firmware with bluetooth enabled contact tracing. The…
May 20, 2020
May 4, 2020
According to WIRED, movement sensors and thermal testing are increasingly deployed in UK workplaces and…
May 4, 2020
April 29, 2020
Palantir, the US data giant which works with intelligence and immigration enforcement agencies, has responded…
April 29, 2020
April 15, 2020
Desperate times call for desperate measures – or so the saying goes. But this should…
April 15, 2020
April 12, 2020
Contact tracing app, in partnership with google and apple, set to be rolled out in…
April 12, 2020
April 11, 2020
Cellphone data can be useful to trace #coronavirus contacts, but their use poses privacy problems.…
April 11, 2020
April 8, 2020
One of the people who helped make Clearview saw facial recognition as a way to…
April 8, 2020