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svaroschi.bsky.social
Working on migration, tech, surveillance, welfare. Collaborating with public interest newsrooms and human rights orgs. Bridging and connecting. Previously at Privacy International, Open Migration, TechPresident.
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Sudan’s war is now the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis—14M displaced, famine, war crimes committed with impunity. @guypeterson.bsky.social and I reported from the Nuba Mountains, where a rebel group just allied with the genocidal RSF. Our first dispatch www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...

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Thanks to the great folks at wired - this new investigation is brought to you with no paywalls - take the no paywall challenge news orgs ! No paywalls for FOIA based reporting - www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

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NEW: Labour's planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s disease, according to analysis of new DWP data By me, for the Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

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Following a complaint by civil society organisations, we opened an inquiry into @ec.europa.eu decision not to carry out an impact assessment on two legislative proposals to counter migrant smuggling. As a first step, we have asked the EC a set of questions. www.ombudsman.europa.eu/news-documen...

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Missed our recent @sieps.bsky.social webinar on migrant smuggling and the EU’s counter-smuggling policies, with @gesanchez.bsky.social, @bramfrouws.bsky.social & @svaroschi.bsky.social? There is now a recording you can watch! 👇 sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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Italy’s 2023 Piantedosi Decree is reshaping rescue in the Central Mediterranean - criminalising humanitarian crews, delaying disembarkation and risking lives. @eleanorbpaynter.net explores in FMR75: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/paynter/ #SAR #Migration #Migrants @sos-humanity.bsky.social

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In 2022, the only mortal remains of Patrice Lumumba, a single gold-capped tooth, were returned to his family, more than 60 years after his murder. Only now are Belgian prosecutors planning to go after anyone for their role in the 1961 killing.

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Oggi è uscita una nuova puntata di #mafieglocal e parla di come le criptovalute vengono sfruttate nei traffici illeciti dalle organizzazioni criminali. #mafieglocal arriva una volta al mese e potete abbonarvi qui: irpimedia.irpi.eu/newsletter/

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Is it finally time to ban facial recognition in educational spaces? Join our side event at the 59th Human Rights Council regular session: Facial Recognition in Educational Spaces: privacy and other human rights at risk. Register to join online at pvcy.org/FRTOnline

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In unusual good news - the Supreme Court of Denmark had ruled that punishment for 'illegal' entry is in contravention of the Refugee Convention 👇🏽🔥 @bordercrim.bsky.social refugees.dk/en/news/2025...

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Ian Brown, Douwe Korff and I sent an open letter to Ursula von der Leyen asking her to pause and correct what looks like a Brussels stitch-up. The EDPS oversees all EU institutions to make sure they follow data protection law, but its new head may be hired from a flawed selection process, that 1/2

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Italy is using its migrant detention centres in Albania but not for new arrivals from "safe" countries as originally planned. It takes random people already detained in Italy & sends them to Albania. Nobody is sure how many have been moved as the government refuses to release figures [Thread] >> 1

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I am expanding my data team at @lighthousereports.com. We are considering candidates located anywhere in the world. The position is remote. If you are a data journalist who is passionate about global investigative journalism, check it out: jobs.workable.com/view/ru2gQrx...

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"The artificial intelligence boom means the Environment Agency has no idea how much water England will be short of in future decades, as datacentres do not have to report how much they are using to cool their servers."

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Palantir rep also said they now operate in 12 European member states but can't say which ones most of them are, because these government contracts are secret. This was said to reassure the audience of Palantir's bona fides. I was not reassured.

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New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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This happens tomorrow! Come join us - we will bring new elements and make you look at the bigger picture with new eyes!

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👇 genuinely don’t understand why people are unable to comprehend “don’t get AI to do something for you if you can’t understand whether it has produced the wrong answer”.

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Sunday reading of @annpettifor.bsky.social’s article and @samfr.bsky.social’s column (nerdy but on a Greek beach) - the description of Farage’s comeback is spot on

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📢📢📢Join @svaroschi.bsky.social , @bramfrouws.bsky.social, @bernd-parusel.bsky.social for a conversation on the #facilitationproposal and its implications, next 17 June at 15.00 CET.

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Gia nel 2023 noi di IrpiMedia avevamo scoperto la presenza di Pfas (sostanze chimiche tossiche) nei dispositivi di protezione individuale (Dpi) dei vigili del fuoco italiani. Nonostante l’allarme, il ministero dell’Interno non ha avviato indagini approfondite.

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Tell them, Marie

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Today our Legal Director testified before the US Congress about a serious threat to global digital privacy. A UK surveillance power called a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) could force companies to weaken encryption, in secret. 🧵

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As civilian tech moves into the battlefield, states are bringing military tech into our towns. With our partners around the world, we’re asking: who’s driving this, and what harm are they causing? 👉 privacyinternational.org/campaigns/mi...

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Webinar announcement! @gesanchez.bsky.social, @bramfrouws.bsky.social, @svaroschi.bsky.social and I will discuss the EU's response to the smuggling of migrants. Join us online on 17 June, 15:00-16:15 CEST! Info, related @sieps.bsky.social papers & and registration here. 👇 sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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Looking forward to speaking in this webinar on the EU’s legislation on counter-smuggling of migrants organised by @sieps.bsky.social next 17 June. I will be joined by @gesanchez.bsky.social and @bramfrouws.bsky.social Thanks @bernd-parusel.bsky.social for the invitation! sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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🚨NEW SERIES ALERT🚨 My incredible @datasociety.bsky.social team with @techpolicypress.bsky.social just launched a series on "Tech Power and Democratic Crisis" (aka technofascism). The 1st piece by Jake Metcalf & Meg Young is out now: www.techpolicy.press/tech-power-a...

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Come work with us: +972 Magazine is hiring a Deputy Executive Director - https://www.972mag.com/972-magazine-is-hiring-a-deputy-executive-director/

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While the article mentions privacy concerns and literacy, one of the obvious problem in similar projects - as well as in class actions - was that data of individuals are worth very little for these companies when they are not aggregated. Would have been nice to have any idea of actual figures.

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⏰ Apply by tomorrow! ⏰ 🚨 Opportunity to support our work investigating and exposing the use of data and technology in the migration context. If you are a legal researcher interested in migration, please apply before EOD 30th May 2025: privacyinternational.org/opportunitie...

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If you are a legal researcher interested in migration, please apply! This consultancy will support the work of @privacyinternational.org investigating and exposing the use of data and technology in the migration context. privacyinternational.org/opportunitie...

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Congratulations to @mggalvin.bsky.social, winner of this year's @europeanpressprize.bsky.social Migration Journalism Award for her @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece “Growing up ‘Non-Western’ in Denmark’s Nanny State.” Read it in full here: newlinesmag.com/reportage/gr...

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