Author: Ilia Siatitsa

[Chantal Joris is a Swiss qualified lawyer and the acting Head of Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19. Dr Ilia Siatitsa is Programme Director at Privacy International. Tomaso Falchetta is Global Advocacy Coordinator at Privacy International.] On 15–17 June 2026, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA)  hosted the first Informal Exchange on Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security....

[Méryl Schwitzguébel, CFE, is a project officer at DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. Dr Ilia Siatitsa is currently programme director and senior legal officer at Privacy International.] Recently, surveillance technologies have captivated the public’s attention. From targeted attacks with spyware, like Pegasus or earlier FinFisher, to massive data scandals like Cambridge Analytica, these new technologies raise serious concerns for privacy, human...