22.05.24
Big Tech
TBIJ's recent investigation into Toloka provided a fascinating glimpse into the global AI industry and its insatiable thirst for data
28.03.24
The forums and groups where online gig workers discuss their tasks offered incredibly insight into how facial recognition tech relies on an army of outsourced data labellers
27.03.24
It has become theoretically possible to identify almost anyone when they are caught on video
Tech used to repress dissent against Putin’s regime is powered by unwitting workers in global south
Workers logging onto a Russian gig work platform unwittingly trained facial recognition tools used to detain activists in Moscow
11.03.23
The Enablers
How intrusive surveillance tactics are used in multimillion-pound ‘lawfare’ battles fought in London's high court
21.11.22
How low-paid employees in India and Costa Rica power the system used to monitor warehouse workers
05.11.22
Critics who threatened to expose wrongdoing by Qatar were targeting as part of huge hacking operation
British investigators have been able to commission 'hack-for-hire' firms with little fear that they will be prosecuted for breaking the law
20.10.22
Moderators told the Bureau they faced inadequate psychological support to deal with the endless stream of disturbing content and had to work to gruelling performance targets
09.02.22
Twitter is distancing itself from Swiss tech company Mitto after Bloomberg and Bureau investigation. Google has also passed on concerns
04.02.22
Our Impact
Unearthing facts, uncovering wrongdoing, collaboration and meaningful storytelling made the Bureau’s journalism more impactful than ever in 2021
06.12.21
Little-known bulk messaging companies use the access they’ve brokered to hundreds of phone networks to send millions of messages cheaply and quickly around the world. But this efficiency comes at a co...
Mitto AG’s network used to track people via mobile phones, former employees say
10.09.21
Smoke Screen
Exposing lies, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry
25.05.21
The ECHR has ruled that the UK's program of mass surveillance was not compliant with European human rights law and that journalistic material deserves special protections from interception
24.02.21
Controversial tech firm Palantir now holds £23m deal to oversee critical data store of patient records
