Research reveals that Facebook continues to permit surveillance advertising targeting children and teenagers, despite previous commitments to adopt a more cautious approach. Surveillance advertising involves the use of personal data collected from websites and platforms to deliver highly targeted ads. This report urges Facebook to publicly clarify its position and to fully discontinue the use...

The aim of this paper is to provide an update on attitudes of the general public to data privacy during the COVID-19 period, as well as the factors associated with the use of QR codes and other government apps/web-sites for contact tracing purposes.

Mass vaccination is needed to mitigate against the effects of COVID-19, and to help Australia start to ease restrictions. This paper explores some fundamental principles which form the blueprint for a safe and ethical 'vaccination passport' system.

This report aims to increase awareness of the hostile environment for security research in four Latin American countries — Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico — and propose solutions to protect this important work.

While the debate around encrypted messaging applications and law enforcement is more relevant than ever, especially with the increased reliance on digital communication during the pandemic, this paper recommends that those looking to build policy to curb mis- and disinformation on these platforms recognise that intimacy is often more important than security to those running...