7amleh in partnership with Privacy International, launched an online guide titled “Digital Security and Privacy at Peaceful Protests” on digital surveillance technologies in peaceful protests, informed by a context-specific research study on surveillance in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Palestinian towns in Israel.
27/12/2021 - Ramallah/Haifa, 7amleh - the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media in partnership with Privacy International, launched an online guide titled “Digital Security and Privacy at Peaceful Protests” on digital surveillance technologies in peaceful protests, informed by a context-specific research study on surveillance in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Palestinian towns in Israel.
The guide offers a resource and reference on surveillance technologies that authorities use for suppression in the context of peaceful protests by Palestinians, including mobile phone hacking, location tracking, social media monitoring, facial recognition technologies, body and hand cameras, drones and others.
This guide comes as a result of a partnership between Privacy International, whom the original guide was designed by, and 7amleh who analyzed, adapted and redrafted the guide, based on a participatory research study including 5 one-on-one interviews and 3 focused groups of activists, journalists and human rights defenders from the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Israel.
The guide comes as part of 7amleh’s ongoing work to raise awareness about and defend Palestinian digital rights, and particualrly the right to privacy and protection of personal digital data and the center’s commitment to building the capacity of Palestinian youth, activists, human rights defenders and civil society organisations. In this context, in 2021, 7amleh launched 7or - the first Palestinian platform to monitor, document and follow up digital rights violations against Palestinians. To report any digital violations as or on behalf of any Palestinian, visit the platform on https://7or.7amleh.org/
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