Democracy Project, South Africa TEDIC, Paraguay Social Media Exchange (SMEX), Lebanon Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D), Mexico Key activities Legal actions Privacy International's legal actions against governments and companies include the following cases: In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized during the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate 35KGD203 ("Apple v. FBI") 10 Human Rights Organisations v. United Kingdom UK Government Hacking Challenge Bulk Personal Datasets Challenge Criminal complaint to National Cyber Crime Unit on behalf of Bahraini activists Privacy International v. United Kingdom OECD complaint against BT, Verizon Enterprise, Vodafone Cable, Viatel, Level 3, and Interoute Privacy International v. Secretary of State for the Foreign and commonwealth Office et al. Privacy International v. The Commissioner for HM Revenue and Customs OECD complaint: Trovicor exporting surveillance technology to Bahrain Investigations Privacy International has conducted investigations on Thailand, Syria, Egypt, Uganda, Colombia, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Research projects PI has published around forty major research reports. These include studies on Internet censorship, communications data retention, counter-terrorism policies in the EU and the US, SWIFT auditing processes, travel surveillance, secrecy provisions and protection of sources, Internet privacy, policy laundering, free-expression and privacy, the US-VISIT program, identity cards and counter-terrorism, encryption, the global surveillance industry, the UK Investigatory Powers Bill, gender issues & the right to privacy, and medical privacy. PI called on Swiss government to withdraw export licenses for monitoring technology In 2013, Privacy International publicized the links between several Swiss-based companies and the export of surveillance technologies to authoritarian regimes including Turkmenistan and Oman and called on the Swiss government to withdraw relevant export licenses. The Swiss government later withdrew all export licenses for internet monitoring technology as well as several for mobile phone monitoring technology that were awaiting approval. European Data Protection Law From 2012 to 2015, Privacy International lobbied for greater data protection laws in Europe during formation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While praising certain provisions including the expansion of people's rights over personal data, Privacy International claims potential loop holes and vague language make the GDPR fall short of fully safeguarding against unique 21st century threats to data protection. The International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance In 2013, Privacy International together with Access Now and the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched the "International Principles on the Application